I was talking to my dad about the stuff he grew up listening to, and 'Operation: Mindcrime' is a record that he… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
The reality is you either step into the future, or you become a dinosaur. — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
A lot of times, people just want to be more extreme than the next band or the next person, and that's all… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
We write when the time comes, and we try to be exciting, and stuff that excites us usually makes the record. — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
The 'Black Album' was my real first introduction to Metallica. I was, like, 12 or 13 at the time. We were just… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
If people respect us as artists, they know we'll give them something different every time; they know we're pushing ourselves. — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
I was a fan of 'Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,' and I got into 'Call Of Duty: Black Ops,' which was… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
People think this is a competition between bands, when the reality is the more successful bands the better. — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
