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" We're fortunate that our fans worldwide have really embraced our evolution. We know how lucky we are. We want to change people's lives. I'm not saying we're God's gift, but we're trying to make a difference. "

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" I wouldn't be one-third of the player I am today if it wasn't for Avenged. They're an inspiring group of guys, and I'm constantly challenged to write things beyond my ability and then figure out how to play them. "

Synyster Gates

Today

Play

I Am

" 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. "

" I hope we're not the last of the Mohicans when it comes to putting on a big, crazy, over-the-top theatrical rock show. "

" 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. "

" We tried our best for so long to make the heaviest record we could make. "

" Maybe we'll do some fun stuff here and there, but I don't want to record any more songs. "

" Our music is being played on MTV and the radio. That's something that still blows us away. And we did it our way. "

Synyster Gates

Away

Radio

" I try to, at least, think very melodically, and my band forces me to think very melodically. "

" We really wanted to circumvent that online learning curve, where it's virtually impossible to use words to explain music. "

" Lyrically, 'Nightmare' is an absolute masterpiece to me. "

Synyster Gates

Absolute

Masterpiece

" Just based on the primary adage of the necessity breeding innovation, it was just like 'Well, what makes me the guitar player that I am?' and I feel like I listen to so much different music, and I'm a student of so many genres of music, and I feel like it's fun to apply those things and anything super applicable to any type of music. "

" When we try and blend the two together, the songwriting and the touring like we did before, it doesn't really work. We tend to become very focused on what we are doing. And we tend to be a little bit one-track-minded. "

" In a studio situation, I'm able to dig deep and come up with stuff that all the guys think fits the vibe of the song. And I think that's partly due to the fact that I grew up listening to just about everything under the sun. I'm very open to music, and I like to do things in a traditional and musical way. "

" Everybody's lost somebody, and I think they all miss them incredibly. "

" We wanted to do something really, really different, something next level, and use new technology and things. "

" I don't like being locked in a cage on the creative scale. I need an outlet. "

Synyster Gates

Creative

Cage

" I'm not a big-effects sort of guy - I like to keep it simple. "

" Lyrically, 'Planets' is the precursor to 'Acid Rain'; it's about a meteoric, intergalactic war that results in an apocalypse and the human species aligning together to go fight something much better than us, our individual trials and tribulations. "

" I learned sweep picking from a variety of sources. One was a Frank Gambale instructional video, but he executes his sweeps a little differently. "

Synyster Gates

Video

Variety

" All of my solos were improvised initially - I would go in and get my bearings and see what I came up with. "

Synyster Gates

Get

See

" I don't really play a lot of slide in general, but it was fun getting into that style and exploring it. "

" I don't feel like we have that Paul McCartney gene, and I think the cool thing about us is that we know it. "

Synyster Gates

Cool

Think

" We're happier when we're with friends on tour. "

" Some people will basically just shred all over everything, even a ballad. I'm glad I wasn't born with that genetic chip - the need to just wheedle-whee all over the place. "

" If you want to do things right, you have to dig deep for that inspiration. "

" I use Bogner amps and custom-designed Schecter guitars with Seymour Duncan Invader pickups. I beef up my tone with a Boss CS- 3 Compression Sustainer. It's kinda like my secret weapon. "

Synyster Gates

Boss

Weapon

" If I'm proud of one thing in my playing, it's being able to slow it down and focus on the melody. "

" Sometimes, with more progressive songs, you lose that feel somewhere along the line, but 'This Means War' never quits - the energy is always there. "

" I can't imagine doing anything cooler or better than what we did on 'The Stage' and felt like we're firing on all cylinders. "

" Breaking Benjamin, talk about songwriting, I mean, some of the greatest songwriters of the modern era. And, obviously, it's a little heavier. "