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title: "87 Synyster Gates Quotes - Famous Guitarist"
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# Synyster Gates

(1981)   Guitarist

 **87** quotes in **324** categories

Synyster Gates describes learning metal tricks by studying Metallica and then finding his own voice. He says every part of a song—lyrics, solos, production—is decided together, like a democracy. He also enjoys mixing unexpected styles, such as country riffs into metal, for fresh, eclectic songs.

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Synyster Gates is a guitarist.

## Quick Facts About Synyster Gates

Born July 7, 1981

Profession Guitarist

## About Synyster Gates

Brian Elwin Haner Jr., better known by his stage name Synyster Gates or simply Syn, is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.

##  Quotes by Synyster Gates

> [When people tell me I am better than I think I am I feel good about myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/when-people-tell-me-i-am-better-than-i-think-i-am-i-feel-good-about/)

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[Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/synyster-gates-7851_better_when-people-tell-me-i-am-better-than-i-t_1408946.png)

> [I find that drummers are the coolest people in the world. I play a little bit of drums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-find-that-drummers-are-the-coolest-people-in-the-world-i-play-a/)

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[Drummers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0a/synyster-gates-7851_drummers_i-find-that-drummers-are-the-coolest-peo_2078294.png)

> [Everybody's lost somebody, and I think they all miss them incredibly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/everybody-s-lost-somebody-and-i-think-they-all-miss-them-incredibly/)

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[Everybody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/everybody/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/synyster-gates-7851_everybody_everybody-s-lost-somebody-and-i-think-th_1814501.png)

> [Maybe we'll do some fun stuff here and there, but I don't want to record any more songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/maybe-we-ll-do-some-fun-stuff-here-and-there-but-i-don-t-want-to/)

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[Fun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fun/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/synyster-gates-7851_fun_maybe-we-ll-do-some-fun-stuff-here-and-t_3217390.png)

> [Bullet for My Valentine, we're bros. We've been in the trenches with those guys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/bullet-for-my-valentine-we-re-bros-we-ve-been-in-the-trenches-with/)

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[Been](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/been/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/040/synyster-gates-7851_been_bullet-for-my-valentine-we-re-bros-we-ve_3206978.png)

> [I'm a huge Weezer fan, and 'Pinkerton' is just a crazy, crazy neurotic album.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-m-a-huge-weezer-fan-and-pinkerton-is-just-a-crazy-crazy-neurotic/)

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[Album](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/album/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/023/synyster-gates-7851_album_i-m-a-huge-weezer-fan-and-pinkerton-is-j_748916.png)

> [I used my Schecter for all my rhythms and most of my solos, certainly the fast solos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-used-my-schecter-for-all-my-rhythms-and-most-of-my-solos-certainly/)

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[Fast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fast/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e05/synyster-gates-7851_fast_i-used-my-schecter-for-all-my-rhythms-an_859222.png)

> [I'm not a big-effects sort of guy - I like to keep it simple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-m-not-a-big-effects-sort-of-guy-i-like-to-keep-it-simple/)

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[Guy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/synyster-gates-7851_guy_i-m-not-a-big-effects-sort-of-guy-i-like_1537442.png)

> [Music is a beautiful thing to listen to. It is not a thing to preach to others about, it’s not a cause.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/music-is-a-beautiful-thing-to-listen-to-it-is-not-a-thing-to-preach/)

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[Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/synyster-gates-7851_beautiful_music-is-a-beautiful-thing-to-listen-to_1955658.png)

> [I can't imagine doing anything cooler or better than what we did on 'The Stage' and felt like we're firing on all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-can-t-imagine-doing-anything-cooler-or-better-than-what-we-did-on/)

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[Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/synyster-gates-7851_anything_i-can-t-imagine-doing-anything-cooler-or_2081399.png)

> [It's very important to focus on the music first. That's always number one. But after that, it's extremely important to just have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/it-s-very-important-to-focus-on-the-music-first-that-s-always-number/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c8/synyster-gates-7851_always_it-s-very-important-to-focus-on-the-musi_968885.png)

> [He happens to be my father and an incredible musician. When he gets lucky, we let him into the studio for 20…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/he-happens-to-be-my-father-and-an-incredible-musician-when-he-gets/)

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[Father](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/father/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/synyster-gates-7851_father_he-happens-to-be-my-father-and-an-incred_1556311.png)

> [When we do find someone we trust, like our tour manager, they become an official part of the band. We take our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/when-we-do-find-someone-we-trust-like-our-tour-manager-they-become-an/)

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[Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3a/synyster-gates-7851_best_when-we-do-find-someone-we-trust-like-ou_1820767.jpg)

> [We have to do everything a hundred and ten percent when we're doing it. If we're on tour, we're constantly thinking of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-have-to-do-everything-a-hundred-and-ten-percent-when-we-re-doing/)

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[Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/synyster-gates-7851_better_we-have-to-do-everything-a-hundred-and-t_1245700.jpg)

> [My favorite punk rock song is 'Linoleum' by NOFX. That's pure harmony, the coolest chord changes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/my-favorite-punk-rock-song-is-linoleum-by-nofx-that-s-pure-harmony/)

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[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01f/synyster-gates-7851_change_my-favorite-punk-rock-song-is-linoleum-b_978251.png)

> [I was living out of my truck for a short while. My dad wanted to emancipate me at 16 and send me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-was-living-out-of-my-truck-for-a-short-while-my-dad-wanted-to/)

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[College](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college/)

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> [We've had some huge moments. But we've always been on a steady, gentle, upward slope, and I think that keeps us grounded.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-ve-had-some-huge-moments-but-we-ve-always-been-on-a-steady-gentle/)

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[Cold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cold/)

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> [Just based on the primary adage of the necessity breeding innovation, it was just like 'Well, what makes me the guitar player…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/just-based-on-the-primary-adage-of-the-necessity-breeding-innovation/)

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[Fun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fun/)

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> [My fans, they know my dad as Guitar Guy or whatever, and he's kind of just this shredder that plays on my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/my-fans-they-know-my-dad-as-guitar-guy-or-whatever-and-he-s-kind-of/)

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[Dad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cb/synyster-gates-7851_dad_my-fans-they-know-my-dad-as-guitar-guy-o_39925.jpg)

> [We kinda were a radio-rock band. We were still pretty technical, but I think the prog people hated us because we didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-kinda-were-a-radio-rock-band-we-were-still-pretty-technical-but-i/)

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[Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/)

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> [For the first two weeks after he passed, we were done as a band. We were just done. And because of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/for-the-first-two-weeks-after-he-passed-we-were-done-as-a-band-we/)

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[Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/)

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> [There are those people who try to change what you're doing. We don't like that. When we went into the studio for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/there-are-those-people-who-try-to-change-what-you-re-doing-we-don-t/)

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[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21a/synyster-gates-7851_change_there-are-those-people-who-try-to-change_2190292.png)

> [We listen to a lot of hip hop. They're the ones that are trailblazing. It used to be rock, but it's really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-listen-to-a-lot-of-hip-hop-they-re-the-ones-that-are-trailblazing/)

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[Cool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cool/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/882/synyster-gates-7851_cool_we-listen-to-a-lot-of-hip-hop-they-re-th_2076448.png)

> [We make sure we have total artistic control with our albums. We were working with Interscope Records, and they had a hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-make-sure-we-have-total-artistic-control-with-our-albums-we-were/)

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[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/synyster-gates-7851_art_we-make-sure-we-have-total-artistic-cont_2034930.png)

> [We're happier when we're with friends on tour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-re-happier-when-we-re-with-friends-on-tour/)

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

[Friends](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friends/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e44/synyster-gates-7851_friends_we-re-happier-when-we-re-with-friends-on_1003382.png)

> [We have a lot of fun. There are no holds barred when it comes to writing music for us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-have-a-lot-of-fun-there-are-no-holds-barred-when-it-comes-to/)

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[Fun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fun/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d09/synyster-gates-7851_fun_we-have-a-lot-of-fun-there-are-no-holds_1451535.png)

> [We interact with the crowd, turn it into a party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-interact-with-the-crowd-turn-it-into-a-party/)

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[Crowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crowd/)

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> [My little brother played drums, so we had a drum set over at my house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/my-little-brother-played-drums-so-we-had-a-drum-set-over-at-my-house/)

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[Brother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brother/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/synyster-gates-7851_brother_my-little-brother-played-drums-so-we-had_1161234.png)

> [Breaking Benjamin, they're such incredible songwriters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/breaking-benjamin-they-re-such-incredible-songwriters/)

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[Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benjamin/)

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> [I don't like being locked in a cage on the creative scale. I need an outlet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-don-t-like-being-locked-in-a-cage-on-the-creative-scale-i-need-an/)

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[Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/)

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> [Lyrically, 'Nightmare' is an absolute masterpiece to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/lyrically-nightmare-is-an-absolute-masterpiece-to-me/)

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[Absolute](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolute/)

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> [Music is pretty much in my blood and it's definitely in my environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/music-is-pretty-much-in-my-blood-and-it-s-definitely-in-my-environment/)

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[Blood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blood/)

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> [We tried our best for so long to make the heaviest record we could make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-tried-our-best-for-so-long-to-make-the-heaviest-record-we-could/)

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[Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/)

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> [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/)

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[Mean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mean/)

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> [I wanted alot of tattoos but I never thought I was gonna be this rediculous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-wanted-alot-of-tattoos-but-i-never-thought-i-was-gonna-be-this/)

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[Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/)

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> [I am an intelligent drunk because an intelligent drunk carries his liquor with him](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-am-an-intelligent-drunk-because-an-intelligent-drunk-carries-his/)

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[Carrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carrie/)

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> [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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[Deep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep/)

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> [Sometimes, with more progressive songs, you lose that feel somewhere along the line, but 'This Means War' never quits - the energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/sometimes-with-more-progressive-songs-you-lose-that-feel-somewhere/)

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[Energy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/energy/)

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> [As you get a little older and start drinking a bit more coffee, you start talking about big-boy things a little more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/as-you-get-a-little-older-and-start-drinking-a-bit-more-coffee-you/)

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[Coffee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coffee/)

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> [We listen to a lot of classical and a lot of jazz, and so you get some funky notes here and there.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-listen-to-a-lot-of-classical-and-a-lot-of-jazz-and-so-you-get-some/)

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[Classical](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/classical/)

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## Synyster Gates by topic

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