Dave Mustaine says he didn’t initially like the idea of fronting Megadeth.

In an interview, Mustaine explained, “I was reluctant right up to the last minute. And then I finally said, ‘OK, f**k it, I can’t be worse than some of these other dudes.'”

He also reminisced about seeing James Hetfield play guitar for the first time calling it shocking because he didn’t know Hetfield knew how to play guitar.

“When I was in Metallica, I was kind of playing at Lars [Ulrich]’s level, because Lars was still learning to play drums back then. But watching James play guitar for the first time was kind of shocking, because I didn’t know he knew how to play guitar.” Hetfield continued, “We just got fed up one day of auditioning guitar players, just like I did with singers. And he picked up this guitar and started playing, and inside I’m going, ‘Get the f**k out of here. How can you possibly be satisfied being a singer when you play like that? Why not be both?’ I’ve always thought he was a really talented guitarist.”