I turned against them when they went on their suing rampage against Napster, universities and their own fans. After watching Some Kind of Monster I think some people find them more human or relatable but it just made me hate them more. Also, in my petty mind they stole a lot of fans that Slayer really deserved but that's just me projecting my bad taste on others.
I used to be friends with Kirk Hammett (via his first wife, who was a friend of mine), and knew the rest of the guys in the Dave Mustaine era. We used to hang at Kirk's first house over in the East Bay. That was long before the whole Napster thing. Now, if I ran into him, and if he even remembered me, I don't even know what I would say to him. Those guys live so far away from any kind of reality... I think I'd just sadly shake my head and walk the other way. Napster was definitely the first big chasm that opened up between me and them.
The press or media always portray Dave Mustaine as the untamable party animal the others tolerate (for the most part) until he takes it too far ... Knowing how they like to mould the truth to make a story I wonder how much truth there is to that. Being famous must seriously suck. Some manage not to surround themselves with fawning, servile drudges and yes-machines but many also seem to fall foul of the celebrity machine. I'd fall apart if people recognised me wherever I went. the rest of the guys in the Dave Mustaine era
Those guys live so far away from any kind of reality
Dude. We proles have absolutely NO IDEA what the life of a famous person is like. The only place I would hang out with any of them was at Kirk's house. Anywhere else and it was impossible to even carry on a conversation. And this was BEFORE Ride The Lightning. They can't do anything they want to do because they are constantly getting interrupted. Constantly. I just wanted to punch people after about 20 minutes, but they just smiled a tired smile for yet another picture, or another dude yelling from across the street, or car honking, or whatever. I never wanna be famous.