David Ellefson is a musician, songwriter and author. He was the bassist of Megadeth from 1983 to their breakup in 2002, and then again from 2010-2021.  He has had a number of other musical and non-musical projects including the band The Lucid, the movie Dwellers, the book Rock Star Hitman and his own coffee company. His latest project is a collaboration with singer Jeff Scott Soto titled Ellefson-Soto. We discuss the new album, Megadeth soundtrack songs, his thoughts on the Pantera reunion and how he deals with his critics.

00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Studios & Arizona Musicians
04:12 - Ellefson-Soto Record & Andy Martongelli
10:35 - Jeff Scott Soto's Voice
13:38 - Songwriting & Bass Lines
17:35 - The Monkees & MTV
22:55 - Megadeth in Apple Commercial
23:50 - Soundtrack Songs
27:35 - Opening for Aerosmith
30:15 - Metallica & 99 Ways to Die
32:05 - Paranoid & Black Sabbath
33:15 - Pantera, Van Halen & Molly Hatchet
37:46 - Branching Out
44:14 - Dealing with Trolls & Critics
46:25 - Best Interviewer?
48:25 - MusiCares
49:30 - Outro

David Ellefson website:
https://www.davidellefson.com/

MusiCares website:
https://www.musicares.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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