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" We just found that in 2016, if you announce a record, and it's coming out in three months, and you're just giving people breadcrumbs, it's the most boring, drawn-out experience. "

M. Shadows

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" We like to wait to a point where we have to get in there and write a record because we're just so built up. "

M. Shadows

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" When I was very young, it was Guns N' Roses and Metallica. I'd play air guitar on my bed. They've been the thread throughout my life. "

" If we can inspire a kid to pick up a guitar - and less and less kids are doing so these days - it'd be really cool because I know how it felt growing up and how special that was for me. "

" Every once in a while, we can touch somebody's life in a way just by writing a melody or writing some music, which is always really special. "

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" I go online, and I love watching heavy metal bands and guitar players play heavy metal versions of the 'Zelda' theme, and people do all the 'Zelda' music, which is one of my favorite soundtracks. "

" I wanna write a classic metal record, a classic rock record, in 2013. "

" If I ran the Grammys, it would probably go bankrupt. "

M. Shadows

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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. "

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Fine

" I think the cool thing about being alive in 2017 is that you can literally put out music as soon and as frequently as you want to because of streaming services. "

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

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

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