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 Copy Share Image
During our formative years, it was all about, 'What did Metallica do?' and 'How do we do that?' and then you try and find… — Synyster Gates Copy Share
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.… — Synyster Gates Copy Share
Everything from the lyrics to the production, solos to the writing - it's all democratic. At the end of the day, you know, when… — Synyster Gates Copy Share
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… — Synyster Gates Copy Share
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… — Synyster Gates Copy Share
Breaking Benjamin, talk about songwriting, I mean, some of the greatest songwriters of the modern era. And, obviously, it's a little heavier. — Synyster Gates Copy Share
If you want to do things right, you have to dig deep for that inspiration. — Synyster Gates Copy Share
We're not gonna write a fusion song for Avenged Sevenfold, obviously, but I love having those elements and blending it in, and having the… — Synyster Gates Copy Share
We're more about other things over odd timings: orchestration, composition, horn/vocal arrangements - that's where we get super weird. — Synyster Gates Copy Share
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… — Synyster Gates Copy Share
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… — Synyster Gates Copy Share
We spent a lot of time in the studio. I mean, we've spent a lot of time on tour, too. — Synyster Gates Copy Share
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. — Synyster Gates Copy Share
We wanted to do something really, really different, something next level, and use new technology and things. — Synyster Gates Copy Share
Usually when we go in to cut demos, one of us will lay down some mumbling sort of stuff for the vocal melodies because… — Synyster Gates Copy Share
