Dave Mustaine defends “untouchable” Ronnie James Dio against Tenacious D
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Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine recently defended and praised Ronnie James Dio alongside Jackass star Steve-O, describing him as “untouchable.”
The comments occurred during a podcast where Steve-O began discussing his disdain for Tenacious D’s song ‘Dio’. In the song, Jack Black suggests Dio is too past his prime to continue making music.
“It’s time to pass the torch, you’re too old to rock,” he sings suggestively, “No more rockin’ for you, we’re taking you to a home, but we will sing a song about you,” he continues.
Discussing the track on Steve-O’s Wild Ride!, the Jackass alumnus said he was “very upset” and “offended” by the song, saying, “I’m very upset with Jack Black’s song about Dio. I just felt very offended. I mean it’s tongue-in-cheek for sure, it’s comedy, but don’t disparage my Ronnie James Dio.”
Mustaine agreed, describing Dio as “untouchable” against Tenacious D’s attempts to “get a rise.” He said: “There are just some guys who are untouchable. Jack is a comedian and that’s what comedians do, they try to get a rise out of people.”
That said, the one person who seems the least offended and the furthest removed from any potential negativity aimed at him is Dio himself. In fact, he approved the song and supported their movie, The Pick of Destiny, even agreeing to play himself while providing vocals for the opening number ‘Kickapoo’.
Black later recalled that while unsure about the kind of reaction or attitude Dio would bring to the studio, he was pleasantly surprised. “I was nervous he’d be like, ‘You guys kind of stole that melody from me,’ but he was so cool and rad about the whole thing. No big rock star attitude,” he said, per Billboard.
Elsewhere, Black and his Tenacious D collaborator Kyle Gass recently came under fire for a comment Gass made during their tour following the events of the attempted assassination against Donald Trump.
“Don’t miss Trump next time,” he said, leading to a backlash so immense a cancellation of the rest of the tour swiftly followed it. Gass later described the remark as “highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake,” while Black said he did not condone hate speech, admitting he was “blindsighted.” Gass later deleted his apology.
Almost a month later, Black gave an update on Tenacious D’s future, saying, “We need to take a break. Everybody needs a break sometime. And we’ll be back.”
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