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           A.,theguitaristhadgottenoverhisself-pityandhadvowedtostartanewband.Hedecidedthatthisnewbandwouldbesosuccessfulthathisoldbandwouldforeverregrettheirdecision.HewouldbecomesofamousthattheywouldbesubjectedtodecadesofseeinghimonTV,hearinghimontheradio,seeingpostersofhiminthestreetsandpicturesofhiminmagazines.They’dbeflippingburgerssomewhere,loadingvansfromtheirshittyclubgigs,fatanddrunkwiththeiruglywives,andhe’dberockingoutinfrontofstadiumcrowdsliveontelevision.He’dbatheinthetearsofhisbetrayers,eachtearwipeddrybyacrisp,cleanhundred-dollarbill.

           Andsotheguitaristworkedasifpossessedbyamusicaldemon.Hespentmonthsrecruitingthebestmusicianshecouldfind—farbettermusiciansthanhispreviousbandmates.Hewrotedozensofsongsandpracticedreligiously.Hisseethingangerfueledhisambition;revengebecamehismuse.Withinacoupleyears,hisnewbandhadsignedarecorddealoftheirown,andayearafterthat,theirfirstrecordwouldgogold.

           Theguitarist’snamewasDaveMustaine,andthenewbandheformedwasthelegendaryheavy-metalbandMegadeth.Megadethwouldgoontosellover25millionalbumsandtourtheworldmanytimesover.Today,Mustaineisconsideredoneofthemostbrilliantandinfluentialmusiciansinthehistoryofheavy-metalmusic.

           Unfortunately,thebandhewaskickedoutofwasMetallica,whichhassoldover180millionalbumsworldwide.