Classic rock Quote by M. Shadows

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

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

WE'VE BEEN READING THE MÖTLEY CRÜE BOOK. THATS OUR HOLY BIBLE.

— M. Shadows

Trying to impress people who hate you is just a big waste of time.

— M. Shadows

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

We love the idea of putting out music in a non-conventional way.

— M. Shadows

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

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

We stand for musical individuality. That's all we stand for.

— M. Shadows

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

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

People think this is a competition between bands, when the reality is the more successful bands the better.

— M. Shadows