The thing about covers is that the first thing you're going to notice is the vocals, because it's not the same person. — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
When we were writing the 'Stage' album, we realized we'd never really done proper covers, where we were taking songs and making… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
We always want to do covers, but we found it kind of boring to do covers of bands in our genre, and… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
Ever since 'Hail to the King,' we've been more cognizant of our chord progressions, our key changes, drama in songs, a lot of dynamics… — M. Shadows Copy Share
I think you gotta have balls to be an Avenged fan sometimes. A lot of our fans get hated on just as much as… — M. Shadows Copy Share
The first Maiden record I ever got was 'Piece of Mind,' and I only got it because I thought the artwork was cool, and… — M. Shadows Copy Share
When I'm by myself asking the questions that many of us do at some point in our lives, I look to the stars knowing… — M. Shadows Copy Share
If there's something I really like or a chord progression, I write a note in my Blackberry, and maybe a year later, I'll revisit… — M. Shadows Copy Share
I recall us selling out L.A.'s 5,000-capacity Gibson Amphitheatre and flying straight to Germany to play a 300-capacity room where we'd only sold 120… — M. Shadows Copy Share
I used to get a huge kick out of walking into a record store and finding something I didn't know was out. — M. Shadows Copy Share
People think this is a competition between bands, when the reality is the more successful bands the better. — M. Shadows Copy Share
Games helped me a lot when The Rev died. It was something I able to go do and stay in the house and not… — M. Shadows Copy Share
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… — M. Shadows Copy Share
