Ellefson said in an interview with Maggie Meadows this week, “You always go knowing there’s a chance. I think the fact you get invited, that’s huge, because out of all the people who put out music, they narrow it down pretty selectively to four, five, six people/artists that even get invited. I think probably the biggest thing, there’s this moment when you’re sitting in your seat and they go, ‘And the Grammy goes to…’ That moment right there, which is very euphoric, and you go, ‘Oh my God. They may actually call our name right now.’ In past years, which I’ve gone four times now, and they say ‘And the Grammy goes to… not you.’ [Laughs]
It’s a moment that you go ‘Wow! All of that build-up and coming here and the excitement, and the press releases and the travel, getting the suit, tux, and the limo… it’s all gone in that moment.’ This is one where it was nice where it just got better when they said ‘And the Grammy goes to ‘”Dystopia” Megadeth.’ We are over the moon about this.”