According to a new interview with Michael Christopher from Metal Edge magazine, Marty Friedman “doesn’t have regrets” over the failed reunion of MEGADETH. The band’s “Rust In Peace” lineup failed to finalize nearly a decade ago, before the drummer Nick Menza passed away. When asked if he had any regrets or disappointments, Friedman said: “I never even thought about that. I don’t even know how to answer the question. In the music business, projects are constantly being pitched and ideas are constantly happening. ‘And what about this collaboration? What about that and what about this and what about that?’ In Japan as well. There’s just so many things that I’m doing.”

According to Blabbermouth, Friedman said that “The ‘Rust In Peace’ thing was very interesting, the idea… Whatever it took to make that happen wasn’t there at the time, so it just didn’t happen. But I don’t have regrets at all.”

Friedman concluded his thoughts by saying: “I don’t regret anything that I did in the band… And I think that what they’ve done in my absence has been very, very good. I’m their biggest fan and proud of them for continuing to be a force in the kind of music that MEGADETH’s set out to make. I mean, that’s not easy to do for decades, so I’m proud of them.”

Friedman recently hinted at another performance alongside MEGADETH in the summer of 2023.