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> [All of my solos were improvised initially - I would go in and get my bearings and see what I came up with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/all-of-my-solos-were-improvised-initially-i-would-go-in-and-get-my/)

[Synyster Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/synyster-gates/)

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## More by Synyster Gates

> [During our formative years, it was all about, 'What did Metallica do?' and 'How do we do that?' and then you try and find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/during-our-formative-years-it-was-all-about-what-did-metallica-do-and/)

[Synyster Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/synyster-gates/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/my-fans-they-know-my-dad-as-guitar-guy-or-whatever-and-he-s-kind-of/)

[Synyster Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/synyster-gates/)

> [Everything from the lyrics to the production, solos to the writing - it's all democratic. At the end of the day, you know, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/everything-from-the-lyrics-to-the-production-solos-to-the-writing-it/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/lyrically-planets-is-the-precursor-to-acid-rain-it-s-about-a-meteoric/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/if-you-write-a-country-song-and-it-s-the-best-song-you-ve-ever/)

[Synyster Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/synyster-gates/)

> [Breaking Benjamin, talk about songwriting, I mean, some of the greatest songwriters of the modern era. And, obviously, it's a little heavier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/breaking-benjamin-talk-about-songwriting-i-mean-some-of-the-greatest/)

[Synyster Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/synyster-gates/)

> [If you want to do things right, you have to dig deep for that inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/if-you-want-to-do-things-right-you-have-to-dig-deep-for-that/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-re-not-gonna-write-a-fusion-song-for-avenged-sevenfold-obviously/)

[Synyster Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/synyster-gates/)

> [We're more about other things over odd timings: orchestration, composition, horn/vocal arrangements - that's where we get super weird.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-re-more-about-other-things-over-odd-timings-orchestration/)

[Synyster Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/synyster-gates/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-don-t-ever-spread-ourselves-too-thin-and-sometimes-it-s-a-little/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/some-people-will-basically-just-shred-all-over-everything-even-a/)

[Synyster Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/synyster-gates/)

> [We spent a lot of time in the studio. I mean, we've spent a lot of time on tour, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-spent-a-lot-of-time-in-the-studio-i-mean-we-ve-spent-a-lot-of-time/)

[Synyster Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/synyster-gates/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-was-living-out-of-my-truck-for-a-short-while-my-dad-wanted-to/)

[Synyster Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/synyster-gates/)

> [We wanted to do something really, really different, something next level, and use new technology and things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-wanted-to-do-something-really-really-different-something-next/)

[Synyster Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/synyster-gates/)

> [Usually when we go in to cut demos, one of us will lay down some mumbling sort of stuff for the vocal melodies because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/usually-when-we-go-in-to-cut-demos-one-of-us-will-lay-down-some/)

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