Dave Mustaine's past has been fairly well-documented, but Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt never came across as a dude that was really into drugs. In an interview with 90.3 WMSC FM, Åkerfeldt says he's definitely not into drugs, and recalls being really drunk during the 2006 Gigantour and getting really high with Mustaine and his crew.
"I was pretty drunk at the time. We were touring with them on Gigantour [in 2006]. I think Dave took a liking to me a little bit. Every now and then he would not say 'hi' to me, depending on his mood, but we talked a lot. He's a good guy, a fun guy to talk to, contrary to what a lot of people think about him that he's a big narcissistic type of guy who's just moody as hell. Yeah, he could be a bit moody, but he's fun. What happened was I got to his dressing room, or their dressing room. I can't remember what I was doing there, to be honest. He was smoking this thing and I had never seen it. He was, like, 'Do you want a hit?' And the other guys too, like the crew, some people in there, and I was, like, 'Yeah, I'll try it.' But it's not for me. I don't smoke weed and that kind of stuff. I got really high, actually. I haven't tried anything. I'm Swedish. We drink beer. I'm a wine guy. I never tried all the classic-type drugs. I never tried anything."
Oh well, it's not for everyone, and now Åkerfeldt knows! Also, does anyone else get the sense that Mustaine might be a fun dude to get high with?
