In a new interview with Gastão Moreira of Bangers Open Air, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King talked about his brief involvement with MEGADETH during the latter band’s early days (King played MEGADETH’s first five shows as the band’s second guitarist). He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Well, I love [MEGADETH leader Dave] Mustaine to this day. I think he’s one of the greatest guitar players out there — still. So when I caught — I don’t even remember how I heard that he wanted me to play second guitar to him. But I was flattered because even back then I thought he was awesome.”
Asked if he was already in SLAYER at that time, King said: “Yeah, I think we were kind of in between records.”
Pressed about whether he ever thought about leaving SLAYER to play with MEGADETH, Kerry said: “I’m sure I probably did, but [SLAYER] is where I belong. And in hindsight, I absolutely made the right choice ’cause me and Dave would’ve butted heads like no tomorrow. It’s just his personality. I mean, look how people have been in his band. Fifty? And that’s not me down talking Mustaine. I like hanging with him for 20 minutes, and then you go away and ‘I’ll see you in a year.'”
