A Drug For All Seasons (F5 album), 221
Aerosmith, 76, 83, 86, 95, 107, 108, 109, 136
Agent Steel, 160
Albert, Mike, 55, 56, 57, 58
Alice in Chains, 101, 119
Alive! (KISS album), 6
American Carnage tour, 191, 195
American InterContinental University, Illinois, 159
American Pie (movie), 138
Ampeg amplifiers, 10, 123, 145, 147
Anaheim, California, 165, 183, 189
Anaheim Convention Center, 198
“Anarchy in the U.K.,” 218
Annihilator, 82
Anselmo, Phil, 82
Anthrax, 53, 63, 101, 117, 136, 162, 181, 196, 197, 198
Appetite for Destruction (Guns N’ Roses album), 79
April Wine, 32
Araya, Tom, 191
Arch Enemy, 160
Armored Saint, 117
Armory, The (venue in Jackson, Minnesota), 6, 8
Arnold, Ron, 165
Atco (record label), 82
“A Tout le Monde,” 118
Avian (band), 157, 221
Babys, The (band), 161
Bain, Jimmy, 89
Balance of Power, 222
Barnes, Todd, 160
Bass Institute of Technology, 33, 35, 38, 41
Bass Player (magazine), 120, 196
Bass Player Live, 196
Bay, Mel, 8
B.C. Rich Guitars, 24, 25, 37–38, 56, 58, 59
Bachman, Randy, 5
Bachman Turner Overdrive, 5, 9, 13
“Ballroom Blitz” (The Sweet song), 4
Bay City Rollers, 8
Beatles, 164, 179
Behind The Music, 138, 177
Behler, Chuck, 68, 80, 82
Bello, Frank, 197
Benatar, Pat, 137, 162
Berlin, Jeff, 33
Berry, Ray, 190
Big Four of thrash metal, 63, 181, 185, 190, 196, 198
Bittner, Jason, 165
Bjorgaard, Pastor Jon, 175, 176–177, 202
Black Country Communion, 164
“Black Friday,” 45
Blackmore, Ritchie, 45
Black Sabbath, 46, 95, 115, 211
Bloomington, Minnesota, 10, 14
Blythe, Randy, 169–170
Bogert, Tim, 33
Boleyn, Ann, 44
Bon Jovi, 85, 109
Booker T & the MGs, 164
Braunstein, Ron, see Necro (rapper)
British Steel (Judas Priest album), 182
Broderick, Chris, 199
Brooks, Garth, 122
Brotman Medical Center, Culver City, 79
Brown, Ray, 66
Brown, Rex, 107
Brown, Scott Wesley, 152
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 139
Buprenex (medication), 86, 87, 90
Burbank, 80, 115
Burns, Bobby, 153, 154
Burns, Randy, 61
Burr, Clive, 48
Burton, Cliff, 44–45, 66, 67
Bush, John, 117
Cacophony (band), 88
Camden, New Jersey, 137
Capitol Punishment, 220
Capitol Records, 58, 61, 63, 65, 89, 97, 104, 125, 132, 138, 140, 218, 220
Captain Beefheart, 55
Carpenter, Mary Chapin, 105
Carr, Tim, 61
Carruthers, Ben, 45
Carruthers, Dijon, 45
Cars, The, 19, 26
Cavalera, Gloria, 153, 154
Cavalera, Max, 153
CBGB (club), 62
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 32
Chameleon (band), 30, 31, 32
Chateau Marmont (hotel), 46
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 137
Chimaira, 160, 165
Civic Center, Lubbock, Texas, 108
Child, Desmond, 85
Cinderella (band), 73, 137
Clarke, Stanley, 29, 45
Clash of the Titans (movie), 196
Clash of the Titans (tour), 100, 101, 102, 196, 219
Clash, The, 179
Clink, Mike, 89
Cobham, Billy, 48
Collins, Tim, 86
Combat (record label), 48, 52, 55, 57, 61, 218
Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada, 135
Conley, Steve, 151
Conner, Monte, 144
Constrictor (Alice Cooper album/tour), 67
Cooper, Alice, 67, 85, 140
Corrosion of Conformity, 121
Countdown to Extinction, 7, 57, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 115, 116, 119, 120, 124, 144, 198, 199, 219
Country Club, Reseda, 53
Coury, Fred, 73, 74
Cowboys from Hell (Pantera album), 82, 106
Cranston, Alan (senator), 38
Crosby, David, 76
Cryer, Jon, 67
Cryptic Writings, 119, 122, 123, 124, 131, 132, 137, 159, 219
Culver City, California, 42, 79
Curly Joe, 46
Cushman, Mike, 9, 10, 11
Cyrus, Billy Ray, 105
Daisley, Bob, 39, 179
Daltrey, Roger, 163
Dan Armstrong bass guitar, 9–10, 23
Danbury, Connecticut, 25
Dark Angel, 46
“Dawn Patrol,” 89
Dean Guitars, 26, 182, 183, 198
Death Rap (Necro album), 163
Deep Purple, 45, 164
Def Jam, 63
Def Leppard, 26, 162
DeGrasso, Jimmy, 125, 135, 136, 160, 161, 162, 166
Des Moines River, 12
Destroyer (KISS album), 8
Destroyer tour, 14
Dette, Jon, 160, 221
“Devil’s Island,” 38, 46, 58
Diamond Head, 106
Dio (band), 71, 89
Dio, Ronnie James, 181, 211
Dio, Wendy, 181
Dirty Dozen, The (movie), 45
Disturbed, 126
Dodgers Stadium, 78
Donington Festival (aka Monsters of Rock; later renamed Download Festival), 75, 76, 77, 181
Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, 13–14
Download Festival, 181
“Dread and Fugitive Mind,” 220
Dream Theater, 185
Drover, Shawn, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 192
Dry Kill Logic, 144, 152
Dudes (movie), 67
Durkin, Jim, 46
East Coast Sound (guitar store in Danbury, Connecticut), 25
Eastwood, Clint, 120
Electric Ballroom, Phoenix, 124
Electric Bass Method Volume 1 & 2 (Mel Bay books), 8
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff (effects pedal), 11, 12
Elektra Records, 61, 63, 120
Ellefson, Anna, 1
Ellefson, Athena, 95, 126, 148, 164, 177, 200, 205
Ellefson, David:
ancestry, 1
birth, 2
farm upbringing, 2, 3
Lutheran faith, 3, 4
confirmation, 4
introduction to rock music, 4–5
introduction to bass guitar, 6
family and alcohol, 6
early music education, 7
in Headstone, 9
teenage fashion, 8
bass guitar technique, 10
in the River City Band, 12
youthful drinking, 17, 18
pot smoking, 19
teenage fears, 21
as student, 22
“David Schaller” early stage name, 26
on farm work, 26, 27
thoughts on childhood, 28
music lessons, 29
high school graduation, 33
moves to California, 33, 34
“Junior” nickname, 41
tries heroin, 51
addiction forms, 52
on psychedelic drugs, 53
sells pot, 58, 59
on ecstasy, 62
addiction revealed, 78
gets sober, 90
dea
ls with fame, 104
wedding, 111
death of father, 112
on fatherhood, 126, 127
split of Megadeth, 143
works for Peavey, 146
lawsuit against Dave Mustaine, 155
business studies, 159
thoughts on addiction, 170, 173
thoughts on playing bass guitar, 179
thoughts on faith, 207
Ellefson, Eliot, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 17, 19, 112
Ellefson, Frances, 2, 6, 13, 59, 112, 177
Ellefson, Henry, 1
Ellefson, Gordon, 12, 4, 13, 21, 22, 25, 27, 28, 49, 59, 61, 62, 76, 112
Ellefson, Julie, 94, 110, 111, 112, 113, 116, 122, 123, 126, 127, 130, 139, 140, 148, 149, 177, 186, 189, 204
Ellefson, Roman, 94, 95, 122, 123, 131, 148, 177, 186, 200
EMI Music Publishing, 116
Endgame, 195
Enterprise Studios, Burbank, 115
Erskine, Peter, 29
Estherville, Iowa, 32
Exciter, 55, 56
F5, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 182, 196, 221, 222
Facelift (Alice in Chains album), 101
Fairmont, Minnesota, 7, 11, 12, 25
Faith No More, 162
Fallen Angel, 40
Faye, Karat, 53
Fear (band), 67
Fender guitars and amplifiers, 5, 7, 10, 11, 130, 140
Ferguson, Maynard, 29, 30
Flea (Michael Balzary), 67
Flynt, Larry, 87
Foley, Julie; see Ellefson, Julie
“Foreclosure of a Dream,” 4
Foreigner (band), 176
Forest Lawn Mortuary (Burbank, California), 40
Fort Myers, Florida, 221
Fox Lake Ballroom, 25
Francis, St., 195
Franklin Plaza Hotel, 73, 74
Fredrickson, Brett, 30
Freeman, Matt, 73, 74
Fresno, California, 125
Friedman, Marty, 6, 7, 88, 89, 95, 96, 103, 105, 106, 108, 109, 123, 125, 133, 134, 135, 136, 140
From the Depths of Time (Avian album), 157, 221
Garcia, Juan, 160, 221
Gaskins, Tony, 1
Gee, Willie, 183, 185, 186
Gershwin, George, 157
Giant (band), 122
Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, 196
Gibson guitars, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 23
Giefer, Jerry, 28, 30
Giese, Brent, 33, 36, 42
Gill, Pete, 66
Gillette Grove, Iowa, 1
Girlschool, 33
Godsmack, 126
Grammy Awards, 105, 106, 164
Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, 23
Green Day, 180
Graspop Festival, 66
Gray, Paul, 147
Grove (venue in Anaheim, California), 183, 198
Grunge, 119
Guitar Hero (video game), 184, 189
Guitar Institute of Technology, 70
Guns N’ Roses, 71, 73, 74, 77, 79
Hail! (band), 166, 185
Halford (band), 122, 151
Hammett, Kirk, 190
Handevidt, Greg, 5, 10, 13, 14, 22, 25, 29, 33, 36, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 70
Harder, Faster (April Wine album), 32
Harris, Steve, 29, 39, 179
Hartke (amplifiers), 183, 197
Hawaii (band), 88
Hawaii (state), 111, 112
Headstone, 9, 11
Heartbreak Ridge (movie), 120
Heaven and Hell (band), 181
Hee Haw (TV show), 6
Hellion, 44
Helstar, 160, 221
Hendrix, Jimi, 51
Hensley, Ken, 148
Hetfield, James, 138, 190
Hill, Faith, 131
Holiday Inn, Leicester, England, 77
Holmes, John, 59
“Holy Wars . . . The Punishment Due,” 7, 78, 83
“Hook in Mouth,” 69, 98
House of Blues, Los Angeles, 132
House of Blues, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, 163
Hudson, Mark, 163, 164
Huff, Dann, 122, 123, 130, 131, 219
Hughes, Glenn, 164
Hully Gully, 79
Hyatt Regency Hotel, 73
Ian, Scott, 53, 163
Indigo Ranch studio, Malibu, 54
“In My Darkest Hour,” 67, 98
Iron Maiden, 28, 29, 30, 33, 39, 45, 48, 77, 104, 121, 136, 211
Iron Maiden (album), 28
Irving Plaza, New York City, 61
Isham, Wayne, 119
Island Records, 63
Jackson, Alan, 122
Jackson Disco (venue), 23, 25
Jackson Guitars, 7, 197
Jackson, John, 181, 184, 185
Jackson, Minnesota, 1, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 20, 22, 25, 32, 35, 59, 177, 210
Jacksonville, Florida, 162
Jackyl, 108
Jägermeister (alcohol brand), 160, 196, 213
Jägermeister Music Tour, 196
Jag Panzer, 81
Jesus Christ Superstar, 7
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV show), 198
John, Elton, 8
Johnson, Gordon, 30
Jones, Jay, 48, 55
Jones, Steve, 218
Joplin, Janis, 51
Jorgenson, Arthur, 12
Jorgenson, Isobel, 1
Journey, 121
Judas Priest, 66, 101, 151, 165, 182, 183, 212
JVC, 135, 152
Kaiser Center Auditorium, Oakland, California, 66
Kansas (band), 9
Kennedy, Bill, 137
Kill Devil Hill, 107
Kill ’Em All (Metallica album), 55
Killers (band), 30, 31, 32
Killing Is My Business . . . and Business Is Good!, 52, 53, 55, 60, 160, 184, 218
Killing Machine, 160, 221
Killing Machine (Killing Machine album), 221
King, Kerry, 46, 47, 196, 209
King, Lance, 222
KISS, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 77, 95, 137, 164, 212
Kisselstein, Matt, 39
Kisser, Andreas, 166
Kowalo, Fred, 193
Kroeger, Chad, 98
Kroeger, Mike, 81, 98, 147
Kublai Khan (band), 44
Kulick, Bruce, 164
“Lady” (Styx song), 4
Laffitte, Ron, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 104, 120, 121
Lamb of God (band), 169
Led Zeppelin, 73, 95, 179
Lee, Geddy, 29, 179
Lee, Tommy, 80, 136
Lethal Agenda (Temple of Brutality album), 221
“Let There Be Rock” (AC/DC song), 100
Leviathan, Yan, 157, 158, 221, 222
Lew, Brian, 55
“Liar,” 69, 98
Libra, Kent, 9, 11
Lifted, 151
Lilker, Dan, 154
Limp Bizkit, 126
LoMenzo, James, 183, 184, 185, 191, 193
Lonestar, 122
Long Beach Arena, 71
“Looking Down the Cross,” 46
“Lorelei” (Styx song), 4
Lovedrive (Scorpions album), 29
“Love Is Like Oxygen” (The Sweet song), 4
Loverboy, 33
Lovett, Lyle, 105
“Lucretia,” 133
Luther, Martin, 174
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod seminary, St. Louis, Mississippi, 201
Madison Square Garden, 103
Making Music Your Business: A Guide for Young Musicians, 120
Malice (band), 69, 117
Mann’s Chinese Theatre, 36
Marquee Theater, Tempe, Arizona, 153
Marshall amplifiers, 5, 37, 123
Mars Studios, 48, 58
“Mary Jane,” 98
Master of Puppets (Metallica album), 71
Maximum Rock tour, 136
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 112
Mazer, Larry, 130, 136
McBrain, Ni
cko, 163
McDonald’s, 100
McGhee, Doc, 76
McGhee Entertainment, 76, 109, 110
McMackin, Casey, 61
McRobb, Dave, 133
Meecham, Lee, 11
“Megadeath,” 38
Megadeth, 6, 25, 30, 33, 40, 45, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 63, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 75, 77, 78, 81, 84, 85, 86, 88, 94, 95, 97, 98, 100, 101, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 124, 126, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 139, 140, 143, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 160, 161, 162, 164, 165, 166, 169, 174, 176, 177, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 209, 210, 214, 218, 219, 220, 221
MEGA Life!, 175, 176, 177, 178, 190, 202
Menza, Don, 80
Menza, Nick, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 89, 95, 108, 116, 125, 135, 136
Meridian, Mississippi, 145
Mesa, Arizona, 124, 221
Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, Arizona, 124
Metal Blade (record label), 48, 105
Metallica, 37, 38, 39, 44, 47, 55, 61, 63, 66, 71, 102, 106, 118, 119, 131, 138, 181, 190
Metalmorphosis (Killing Machine album), 160
Met Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 10
Midnight Special, The (TV show), 13, 29
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 10, 13, 25, 30, 33, 144
Minnesota North Stars, 10
Monsters of Rock Festival, 75, 76, 77
Montrose (band), 161, 162
Montrose, Ronnie, 162
Moon, Keith, 48
Morrison, Jim, 109
Moscal, Tony, 145, 148
Mötley Crüe, 66, 73, 74, 76, 109, 110, 136, 137
“Motopsycho,” 220
Motörhead, 28, 48, 66, 67
Mougenot, Pierre, see Scheithauer, Peter
Mountain Lake, Minnesota, 35
MTV, 58, 102, 104, 106, 118, 119
Murphy, James, 158
Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood, 61, 73
Musikmesse, 150
Mustaine, Dave, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 53, 56, 58, 59, 62, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 88, 89, 95, 101, 102, 107, 108 110, 116, 121, 123, 124, 125, 129, 130, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 150, 154, 155, 161, 182, 183, 184, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 209, 210, 211
Mustaine, Justis, 104
Mustaine, Pamela, 189
Myrtle Beach, North Carolina, 133
Nashville, Tennessee, 122, 123, 130, 152, 161, 182, 219
National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), 56, 150, 151, 165, 166, 182, 183, 198
Nativity in Black (Black Sabbath tribute album), 115
Necro (rapper, aka Ron Braunstein), 162, 163
Neil, Vince, 110, 163
Newsted, Jason, 66
New Wave of British Heavy Metal, 28, 30, 33, 38
“New World Order,” 198
New Yorkers, The (band), 48
Nickelback, 81, 147
Night of the Living Megadeth, 118
Nine Inch Nails, 106
Nirvana (band), 119, 180
“No More Mr. Nice Guy,” 85
Norman, Max, 103, 104, 117, 118
North Platte, Nebraska, 2
No Sleep ’Til Hammersmith (Motörhead album), 29
Not Fragile (Bachman Turner Overdrive album), 5
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