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" Our band has always been really big on imagery. We've kind of used that as one of our strengths; we tend to do that pretty well. "

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" No. 1 records are fine, but in 2016, they just don't mean as much any more - the currency has changed. "

" Musically, I just like when people are knowledgeable about music and they can talk to you about it. "

" Personally, I just want to hear good songs. "

" Sometimes, I feel like my lyrics meander a little bit, and our songs are so big I need to write more words than are necessary. "

" Everyone has an opinion, and everyone should be entitled to say whatever they want. "

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" We don't want to become like country artists where there's a formula. "

" We write when the time comes, and we try to be exciting, and stuff that excites us usually makes the record. "

" People think this is a competition between bands, when the reality is the more successful bands the better. "

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" We live in the realm where all the metalheads and rock fans know us, but we're not giants like Linkin Park or Black Sabbath. "

" People want things now. People in the rock world seem to not want to give it to them - they want to keep doing things the old way - and one thing that has always bummed me out is when we get a single three months out, and then you have to keep getting fed with bread crumbs. "

" The 'Black Album' was my real first introduction to Metallica. I was, like, 12 or 13 at the time. We were just getting into music, and I liked that album a lot, but it didn't necessarily change my life. But when I started picking up all the other Metallica records, 'Master of Puppets' was the one to me that stuck out with its songwriting. "

" Music and space collide for me, as I find them incredibly stimulating. "

" Games helped me a lot when The Rev died. It was something I able to go do and stay in the house and not have to be outside and deal with people. But I also found a community online that I was able to escape the feeling I was having of losing a best friend. "

" I'm kind of a geek when it comes to talking about chord structures or melody, so I always loved in-depth conversations with musicians about things. I also enjoy when a fan can just put something on, and they really know nothing about music other than they like it and it touches them in some way. "

" For me, 'Far Beyond Driven' just had an oomph that kicked it over the edge and just pure aggression. And I always appreciated that. "

" I've said the Grammys messed up metal because it's not on TV. What I'm saying is when you're in a metal category, it's not televised, and it doesn't move the needle forward for metal artists, and I wish they had more respect for the genre. "

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" Most people know we're kind of one of the only bands around right now that will admit that we're Republican. "

" I've always been a really open person around my friends. "

" I was talking to my dad about the stuff he grew up listening to, and 'Operation: Mindcrime' is a record that he had always talked about around the house. He always talked about it as the 'greatest concept album of all time.' One day, I started listening to it, and it just hit me. I was like, 'These songs are all hits. They're all huge songs.' "

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" The thing about covers is that the first thing you're going to notice is the vocals, because it's not the same person. "

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" The Brexit thing to me just looks like a difference of opinion. I know things were lied about, but that should be a wake-up call to get all the information before you vote about something. Educate yourself. "