We wanted to do something really, really different, something next level, and use new technology and things. — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
All of my solos were improvised initially - I would go in and get my bearings and see what I came up… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
My favorite punk rock song is 'Linoleum' by NOFX. That's pure harmony, the coolest chord changes. — Synyster Gates Change Copy Share Image
Sometimes, with more progressive songs, you lose that feel somewhere along the line, but 'This Means War' never quits - the energy… — Synyster Gates Energy Copy Share Image
I was living out of my truck for a short while. My dad wanted to emancipate me at 16 and send me… — Synyster Gates College 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
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… — Synyster Gates 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 Copy Share Image
For the first two weeks after he passed, we were done as a band. We were just done. And because of the… — Synyster Gates 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 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
Just based on the primary adage of the necessity breeding innovation, it was just like 'Well, what makes me the guitar player… — Synyster Gates Fun Copy Share Image
We've had some huge moments. But we've always been on a steady, gentle, upward slope, and I think that keeps us grounded.… — Synyster Gates Cold Copy Share Image
My fans, they know my dad as Guitar Guy or whatever, and he's kind of just this shredder that plays on my… — Synyster Gates Dad 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 Bands Copy Share Image
I use Bogner amps and custom-designed Schecter guitars with Seymour Duncan Invader pickups. I beef up my tone with a Boss CS-… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
He happens to be my father and an incredible musician. When he gets lucky, we let him into the studio for 20… — Synyster Gates Father Copy Share Image
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… — Synyster Gates 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 Copy Share Image
It's really fun to just get on a bike and just go and, I guess in a way, to be able to… — Synyster Gates 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 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 Copy Share Image
Breaking Benjamin, talk about songwriting, I mean, some of the greatest songwriters of the modern era. And, obviously, it's a little heavier. — Synyster Gates Era Copy Share Image
There is no doubt in my mind that I was going to do what my father did, but it wasn't kind of… — Synyster Gates Doubt Copy Share Image
I try to, at least, think very melodically, and my band forces me to think very melodically. — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
Usually when we go in to cut demos, one of us will lay down some mumbling sort of stuff for the vocal… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
I hate to debunk the myth - kids don't wanna hear it - but as songwriters, you have to polish your craft… — Synyster Gates Hate Copy Share Image
Our music is being played on MTV and the radio. That's something that still blows us away. And we did it our… — Synyster Gates Music Copy Share Image
When kids invest their time and money in coming to see us, we owe it to them to give them the best… — Synyster Gates 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
If I'm proud of one thing in my playing, it's being able to slow it down and focus on the melody. — Synyster Gates Being Copy Share Image
We're more about other things over odd timings: orchestration, composition, horn/vocal arrangements - that's where we get super weird. — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
I hope we're not the last of the Mohicans when it comes to putting on a big, crazy, over-the-top theatrical rock show. — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
Everything from the lyrics to the production, solos to the writing - it's all democratic. At the end of the day, you… — Synyster Gates Day Copy Share Image
We spend a lot of time with MIDI keyboards and various processors, and we just figure it out. And all those things… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
I think, back when I was younger, I was a lot more confident about certain things that I would write, and I… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
Always been purple. Like I remember being in the first grade, looking up at the color charts, and saying, 'Man, purple is… — Synyster Gates Color Copy Share Image
I wouldn't be one-third of the player I am today if it wasn't for Avenged. They're an inspiring group of guys, and… — Synyster Gates Ability Copy Share Image
In a studio situation, I'm able to dig deep and come up with stuff that all the guys think fits the vibe… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
We're trying to leave no stone unturned, to push forward in every aspect of what it means to be a band. Because… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
