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" Basically, everything I've learned on guitar, I've learned from listening to my favorite albums. I never had any formal training. My teachers were Dimebag Darrell and Slash and the guys in Rancid and Slayer. "

Zacky Vengeance

Teachers

Listening

Training

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Zacky Vengeance

Never

Stage

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Zacky Vengeance

Amazing

Attention

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Zacky Vengeance

Lose

Phone

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Zacky Vengeance

Challenge

Straightforward

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Zacky Vengeance

Want

Scared