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" My fans, they know my dad as Guitar Guy or whatever, and he's kind of just this shredder that plays on my records sometimes. But they don't know his ear and how rich his harmonic scope is. "
Synyster Gates
Guitar
Sometimes
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" I don't like being locked in a cage on the creative scale. I need an outlet. "
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" My father was a studio musician, played for a lot of people like Frank Zappa and a lot of R&B bands, and was always gone doing that. Then when he was home, he was practicing. And so I always saw it, and I always wanted to do what he did. "
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" Sometimes, with more progressive songs, you lose that feel somewhere along the line, but 'This Means War' never quits - the energy is always there. "
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" We really wanted to circumvent that online learning curve, where it's virtually impossible to use words to explain music. "
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" For the first two weeks after he passed, we were done as a band. We were just done. And because of the fans and Jimmy's parents and relatives and stuff like that, they just demanded that we continue on and spread the legacy that is, you know, the crazy James 'The Rev' Sullivan. "
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" I used my Schecter for all my rhythms and most of my solos, certainly the fast solos. "
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" I think if you go to 'Strength of the World,' a song like that, the chorus isn't that great, but you go into the bridge and other things and the catchier parts and the better melodies we were really focused on. "
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" I'm obsessed with great endings and crazy intros and stuff like that. I think we all are from what we've listened to and stuff, so I've always focused on great bridge melodies that just kind of naturally fit, or like a crazy ending at the end of 'Seize the Day,' something like that. "
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Day
" There's nothing like having some healthy competition. We really strive to think outside the box by taking the standard approach the then twisting it a little, all the while trying something new. "
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" Maybe we'll do some fun stuff here and there, but I don't want to record any more songs. "
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Songs
" We interact with the crowd, turn it into a party. "
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Turn
Interact
" I'm not a big-effects sort of guy - I like to keep it simple. "
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Sort
Guy
" When practicing, it's great to break a part down into its different elements, start slowly, and then try to build up the speed until you're playing as fast as you possibly can. "
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" I was living out of my truck for a short while. My dad wanted to emancipate me at 16 and send me to music college. "
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Living
" It's really fun to just get on a bike and just go and, I guess in a way, to be able to leave the tour and not be confined and all that kind of stuff. "
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" We tried our best for so long to make the heaviest record we could make. "
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" Bullet for My Valentine, we're bros. We've been in the trenches with those guys. "
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" We have to do everything a hundred and ten percent when we're doing it. If we're on tour, we're constantly thinking of different ways to make the show better, or whatever it is. "
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" He happens to be my father and an incredible musician. When he gets lucky, we let him into the studio for 20 minutes to hear a song which has been previously written for him. "
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Him
He
Lucky
" I think, back when I was younger, I was a lot more confident about certain things that I would write, and I didn't need the band's blessing or agreement; I would just kind of fight for it 'cause I knew it was good. And then the problem with getting older, especially when there's some success involved, you have a different measuring stick. "
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" I hate to debunk the myth - kids don't wanna hear it - but as songwriters, you have to polish your craft a little bit and hone it as much as possible. "
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" We've had some huge moments. But we've always been on a steady, gentle, upward slope, and I think that keeps us grounded. There's been no overnight success here, and we haven't dealt with a whole lot of hot and cold. "
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" We don't ever spread ourselves too thin. And sometimes it's a little bit to the chagrin of our fans; they don't get albums... I mean, The Beatles were doing two albums a year at one point. "
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" The thing about me is that I'm very fortunate to have had the opportunities with Avenged Sevenfold in songwriting. I really think it's helped to bolster my guitar playing as well. "
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" We spent a lot of time in the studio. I mean, we've spent a lot of time on tour, too. "
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" Usually when we go in to cut demos, one of us will lay down some mumbling sort of stuff for the vocal melodies because the lyrics don't come until later. "
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" As you get a little older and start drinking a bit more coffee, you start talking about big-boy things a little more. "
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" We're happier when we're with friends on tour. "
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" If you write a country song, and it's the best song you've ever written but throw it out because you're a metal band, you'd be an idiot. "
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