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Author Benedetta Baldin<\/strong> – 9.5.2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Dave Mustaine, the leader of Megadeth<\/a>,<\/b> was questioned in a recent interview with Chile\u2019s Teletrece regarding the inspiration behind his lyrics for the song \u201cHoly Wars\u2026 The Punishment Due<\/em>\u201d and how they connect to the current conflict between the United States and Israel and Iran, as per Blabbermouth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a songwriter, and I don\u2019t think people should listen to celebrities about stuff, what they should do or how they should vote. And in fact, in America, that used to be private. Nobody would go around and tell people who they voted for. It was important. It was your right. And I even worked with the government in America to get a law passed called the Motor Voter bill, and it made it so that Americans can go to get their driver\u2019s license and also register to vote at the same time, and I did that with\u00a0MTV\u00a0and the\u00a0\u2018Rock The Vote\u2019\u00a0campaign. But that was a nonpartisan effort.<\/em><\/p>\n

Like I said, I don\u2019t think celebrities should be telling their fans how to vote, because if I say I\u2019m a Democrat, all the people who are Republicans are gonna be affected by that statement. They may say, \u2018You know what? I like his music. I don\u2019t care if he\u2019s a Democrat.\u2019 Or they may say, \u2018You know what? Fuck him. He\u2019s a Democrat, and I don\u2019t wanna listen to his music anymore.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

In fact, I\u2019m not a Democrat\u00a0or\u00a0a Republican. I have my viewpoints, which are pretty strict. But I\u2019m what you would call an independent in America. So I don\u2019t think that I should be telling anybody about what\u2019s going on in the Middle East, \u2019cause I don\u2019t really know. But I do know that the Bible talks about it, and if you really wanna get an idea on what\u2019s going on in the world, maybe do some reading. Do some reading.<\/em><\/p>\n

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