87 Quotes by Synyster Gates
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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 little differently.
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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 and find an identity of your own, but they're still... They were the pioneers and the trailblazers.
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Maybe we'll do some fun stuff here and there, but I don't want to record any more songs.
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We really wanted to circumvent that online learning curve, where it's virtually impossible to use words to explain music.
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We listen to a lot of hip hop. They're the ones that are trailblazing. It used to be rock, but it's really turned to hip hop, and they're doing really unique and cool things, and we wanted to do that, too.
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Everybody's lost somebody, and I think they all miss them incredibly.
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I don't like being locked in a cage on the creative scale. I need an outlet.
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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 leave the tour and not be confined and all that kind of stuff.
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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 I'm constantly challenged to write things beyond my ability and then figure out how to play them.
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