We tried our best for so long to make the heaviest record we could make. — Synyster Gates Best Copy Share Image
I don't feel like we have that Paul McCartney gene, and I think the cool thing about us is that we know… — Synyster Gates Cool Copy Share Image
I learned sweep picking from a variety of sources. One was a Frank Gambale instructional video, but he executes his sweeps a… — Synyster Gates Differently Copy Share Image
Everybody's lost somebody, and I think they all miss them incredibly. — Synyster Gates Everybody Copy Share Image
I try to, at least, think very melodically, and my band forces me to think very melodically. — Synyster Gates Band Copy Share Image
When we do find someone we trust, like our tour manager, they become an official part of the band. We take our… — Synyster Gates Best Copy Share Image
We really wanted to circumvent that online learning curve, where it's virtually impossible to use words to explain music. — Synyster Gates Education Copy Share Image
When practicing, it's great to break a part down into its different elements, start slowly, and then try to build up the… — Synyster Gates Great Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with great endings and crazy intros and stuff like that. I think we all are from what we've listened to… — Synyster Gates Bridge Copy Share Image
Music is a beautiful thing to listen to. It is not a thing to preach to others about, it’s not a cause.… — Synyster Gates Beautiful Copy Share Image
We're fans of stuff like Maiden, but I think we generally get it from weirder places. For me, the Eagles' 'Hotel California'… — Synyster Gates California Copy Share Image
I am an intelligent drunk because an intelligent drunk carries his liquor with him — Synyster Gates Carrie Copy Share Image
We're fortunate that our fans worldwide have really embraced our evolution. We know how lucky we are. We want to change people's… — Synyster Gates Change Copy Share Image
We make sure we have total artistic control with our albums. We were working with Interscope Records, and they had a hard… — Synyster Gates Art Copy Share Image
I am a product of an amalgamation of different teachers. If it was just one teacher, even just my father, I would… — Synyster Gates Father Copy Share Image
We listen to a lot of hip hop. They're the ones that are trailblazing. It used to be rock, but it's really… — Synyster Gates Cool Copy Share Image
I find that drummers are the coolest people in the world. I play a little bit of drums. — Synyster Gates Drums Copy Share Image
I can't imagine doing anything cooler or better than what we did on 'The Stage' and felt like we're firing on all… — Synyster Gates Anything Copy Share Image
When we try and blend the two together, the songwriting and the touring like we did before, it doesn't really work. We… — Synyster Gates Songwriting Copy Share Image
We kinda were a radio-rock band. We were still pretty technical, but I think the prog people hated us because we didn't… — Synyster Gates Band Copy Share Image
There are those people who try to change what you're doing. We don't like that. When we went into the studio for… — Synyster Gates Change Copy Share Image
Korn is great friends of ours, so to be on tour with friends is usually our number one. We've been very blessed… — Synyster Gates Blessed Copy Share Image
We're very much perfectionists, so when we're putting on a huge show and want to play to the best of ability, we… — Synyster Gates Ability Copy Share Image
I think if you go to 'Strength of the World,' a song like that, the chorus isn't that great, but you go… — Synyster Gates Better Copy Share Image
