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# Synyster Gates

(1981)   Guitarist

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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 · Page 2

> [Rolling Stones came later for me. I was a Beatles guy. All of us were pretty much more along the lines of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/rolling-stones-came-later-for-me-i-was-a-beatles-guy-all-of-us-were/)

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[Beatles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beatles/)

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> [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/)

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[Different](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/all-of-my-solos-were-improvised-initially-i-would-go-in-and-get-my/)

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[Get](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/get/)

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> [I don't really play a lot of slide in general, but it was fun getting into that style and exploring it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-don-t-really-play-a-lot-of-slide-in-general-but-it-was-fun-getting/)

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

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> [I don't feel like we have that Paul McCartney gene, and I think the cool thing about us is that we know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-don-t-feel-like-we-have-that-paul-mccartney-gene-and-i-think-the/)

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

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

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[Avenged sevenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/avenged-sevenfold/)

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> [The thing about me is that I'm very fortunate to have had the opportunities with Avenged Sevenfold in songwriting. I really think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/the-thing-about-me-is-that-i-m-very-fortunate-to-have-had-the/)

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[Avenged sevenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/avenged-sevenfold/)

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

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[Born](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born/)

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> [When we try and blend the two together, the songwriting and the touring like we did before, it doesn't really work. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/when-we-try-and-blend-the-two-together-the-songwriting-and-the/)

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[Song](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/)

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> [We're very much perfectionists, so when we're putting on a huge show and want to play to the best of ability, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-re-very-much-perfectionists-so-when-we-re-putting-on-a-huge-show/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

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

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[Acid rain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acid-rain/)

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> [I don't like using fourths and fifths. Instead, I'll come up with a harmony line made up of major and minor thirds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-don-t-like-using-fourths-and-fifths-instead-i-ll-come-up-with-a/)

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[Come](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/come/)

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> [I think if you go to 'Strength of the World,' a song like that, the chorus isn't that great, but you go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-think-if-you-go-to-strength-of-the-world-a-song-like-that-the/)

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

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> [There's nothing like having some healthy competition. We really strive to think outside the box by taking the standard approach the then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/there-s-nothing-like-having-some-healthy-competition-we-really-strive/)

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[Competition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competition/)

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

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[Find](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/find/)

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> [I'm obsessed with great endings and crazy intros and stuff like that. I think we all are from what we've listened to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-m-obsessed-with-great-endings-and-crazy-intros-and-stuff-like-that/)

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[Bridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bridge/)

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> [I am a product of an amalgamation of different teachers. If it was just one teacher, even just my father, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-am-a-product-of-an-amalgamation-of-different-teachers-if-it-was/)

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

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

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

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> [I think it's beneficial to practice with a metronome or drum machine in order to strengthen your sense of time. It will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-think-it-s-beneficial-to-practice-with-a-metronome-or-drum-machine/)

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[Computers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computers/)

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> [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/)

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[Composition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/composition/)

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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-hope-we-re-not-the-last-of-the-mohicans-when-it-comes-to-putting-on/)

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[Big](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big/)

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> [Our music is being played on MTV and the radio. That's something that still blows us away. And we did it our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/our-music-is-being-played-on-mtv-and-the-radio-that-s-something-that/)

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[Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/)

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> [I hate to debunk the myth - kids don't wanna hear it - but as songwriters, you have to polish your craft…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-hate-to-debunk-the-myth-kids-don-t-wanna-hear-it-but-as-songwriters/)

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[Hate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hate/)

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> [Usually when we go in to cut demos, one of us will lay down some mumbling sort of stuff for the vocal…](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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[Come](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/come/)

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> [When kids invest their time and money in coming to see us, we owe it to them to give them the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/when-kids-invest-their-time-and-money-in-coming-to-see-us-we-owe-it/)

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

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> [We really wanted to circumvent that online learning curve, where it's virtually impossible to use words to explain music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-really-wanted-to-circumvent-that-online-learning-curve-where-it-s/)

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[Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/)

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> [If I'm proud of one thing in my playing, it's being able to slow it down and focus on the melody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/if-i-m-proud-of-one-thing-in-my-playing-it-s-being-able-to-slow-it/)

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

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> [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/)

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[Era](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/era/)

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> [I learned sweep picking from a variety of sources. One was a Frank Gambale instructional video, but he executes his sweeps a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-learned-sweep-picking-from-a-variety-of-sources-one-was-a-frank/)

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[Differently](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/differently/)

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> [There is no doubt in my mind that I was going to do what my father did, but it wasn't kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/there-is-no-doubt-in-my-mind-that-i-was-going-to-do-what-my-father/)

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[Doubt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doubt/)

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> [I try to, at least, think very melodically, and my band forces me to think very melodically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-try-to-at-least-think-very-melodically-and-my-band-forces-me-to/)

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

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> [When practicing, it's great to break a part down into its different elements, start slowly, and then try to build up the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/when-practicing-it-s-great-to-break-a-part-down-into-its-different/)

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[Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great/)

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> [It's really fun to just get on a bike and just go and, I guess in a way, to be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/it-s-really-fun-to-just-get-on-a-bike-and-just-go-and-i-guess-in-a/)

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[Bike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bike/)

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

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[Beatles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beatles/)

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> [Our singer, Matt, was reading Stephen Hawking and other physics-related books, and I was reading entrepreneurial books, and we all started discussing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/our-singer-matt-was-reading-stephen-hawking-and-other-physics-related/)

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[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [We're fortunate that our fans worldwide have really embraced our evolution. We know how lucky we are. We want to change people's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-re-fortunate-that-our-fans-worldwide-have-really-embraced-our/)

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

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> [We're fans of stuff like Maiden, but I think we generally get it from weirder places. For me, the Eagles' 'Hotel California'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/we-re-fans-of-stuff-like-maiden-but-i-think-we-generally-get-it-from/)

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[California](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/california/)

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> [In a studio situation, I'm able to dig deep and come up with stuff that all the guys think fits the vibe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/in-a-studio-situation-i-m-able-to-dig-deep-and-come-up-with-stuff/)

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

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-wouldn-t-be-one-third-of-the-player-i-am-today-if-it-wasn-t-for/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

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> [My father was a studio musician, played for a lot of people like Frank Zappa and a lot of R&B bands, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/my-father-was-a-studio-musician-played-for-a-lot-of-people-like-frank/)

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

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