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M. Shadows
M. Shadows
American Musician
Born: Jul 31, 1981
Band Me Music People Think You
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The metalcore has been left behind. It's not something that any of us find enjoyment in listening to, so it's obviously not the direction we would write songs in. M. Shadows
Listening Has-Been Would Find Something Direction Write Songs Obviously Been Left Any Behind Us Enjoyment
It really does help everyone when there are some big bands leading the charge. M. Shadows
Big Everyone Charge Some Leading Does Bands Really Help
People think this is a competition between bands, when the reality is the more successful bands the better. M. Shadows
Reality People Competition Better Think More Between Bands Successful
Always from day one, we were the band on Warped Tour with a fog machine, and our backdrop had to be up - everyone thought we were the biggest idiots for that, total posers. But for us, we wanted to be over the top. M. Shadows
Day Thought Fog Band Everyone Our Backdrop Top Machine Total Tour Had Day One Over Over-The-Top Idiots Always Were Up Wanted Biggest Us Warped
When we were growing up, we listened to all sorts of music, but the first band that really grabbed all of us live was AFI. M. Shadows
Music First Band Live Sort Were Up Grabbed Listened Us Really Growing Growing Up
Our band has always been really big on imagery. We've kind of used that as one of our strengths; we tend to do that pretty well. M. Shadows
Big Band Our Kind Pretty Tend Well Always Been Really Used Imagery Strengths
If you're going to put out a record just to get a No. 1 and then forget about it after the first week, it's the tail wagging the dog: it doesn't make any sense. M. Shadows
You Dog First Sense Out Record About Tail Week Put Make Forget Get Any Going Just After Then
We want metal to be dangerous again. How cool would that be? M. Shadows
Dangerous Would Metal How Want Again Cool
We go out there and kill it every night, and you can see what this means to people. M. Shadows
You People Every Out See Go Means Every Night Night
I'm glad that we can add something new to the fold that Metallica's not going to bring to the table, and they're going to do what they do. M. Shadows
Add Fold Table Something Something New Glad New Metallica Going Bring
When you think of rock and roll and metal, a lot of it is based around the riff. If you can sing over the riff and what the arrangements are going to be like, you have to leave space for what most people consider one of the most key essential parts, which is the vocalist. M. Shadows
You People Key Space Think Consider Vocalist Over Like Most Sing Parts Around Metal Rock Rock And Roll Arrangements Leave Lot Roll Going Essential Which Riff Based
We like to wait to a point where we have to get in there and write a record because we're just so built up. M. Shadows
Wait Record Point Write Like Because Built Up Get Just Where
I was talking to my dad about the stuff he grew up listening to, and 'Operation: Mindcrime' is a record that he had always talked about around the house. He always talked about it as the 'greatest concept album of all time.' One day, I started listening to it, and it just hit me. I was like, 'These songs are all hits. They're all huge songs.' M. Shadows
Time Day Me Listening One Day Record All-Time About Had Songs He Stuff Like Concept House Talked Operation Talking Around Greatest Always Huge Up Hit Hits Just Grew Dad Started Album
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
Kick Out Finding Record Record Store Something Know Huge Walking Get Store Used
We just found that in 2016, if you announce a record, and it's coming out in three months, and you're just giving people breadcrumbs, it's the most boring, drawn-out experience. M. Shadows
You Experience People Three Giving Months Out Boring Record Announce Most Coming Just Found
For me, a band like Gojira brings something really cool and new to the table. M. Shadows
Me Band Table Something New Like Really Cool Brings
Music and space collide for me, as I find them incredibly stimulating. M. Shadows
Music Me Space Incredibly Find Stimulating Them
I wanna write a classic metal record, a classic rock record, in 2013. M. Shadows
Record Classic Classic Rock Write Metal Rock Wanna
I went to this vocal coach, Ron Anderson, who has worked with Axl Rose and Chris Cornell, to train my voice and learn a whole new way of singing. M. Shadows
Singing Rose Way Anderson Vocal Voice New Learn Train New Way Ron Worked Coach Who Whole Chris
I've said the Grammys messed up metal because it's not on TV. What I'm saying is when you're in a metal category, it's not televised, and it doesn't move the needle forward for metal artists, and I wish they had more respect for the genre. M. Shadows
Saying You Respect Wish Televised TV More Had Category Genre Messed Messed Up Because Metal Said Up Move Artists Grammys Forward Needle
We grew up with every type of band from Primus to Mr. Bungle to Elton John to pop music to metal, and we try to throw it all in a blender. And whatever comes out of that is more Avenged Sevenfold than metal or metalcore. M. Shadows
Music Try Band Whatever Every Type Elton Elton John Out John More Throw Blender Metal Up Than Grew Pop Pop Music
Unless someone physically tries to attack me, I don't care what anyone does. M. Shadows
Me Care Unless Tries Someone Physically Attack Does dont Care Anyone
If you make money, what's it worth if you can't be with your family? M. Shadows
Family You Money Worth Make Your
Metal needs to be exposed to more people, so it's good for rock if there's bigger bands. M. Shadows
Good Needs People More More People Metal Rock Bands Bigger Exposed
I think the cool thing about being alive in 2017 is that you can literally put out music as soon and as frequently as you want to because of streaming services. M. Shadows
Music You Think Alive Out About Put Soon Because Frequently Being Want Literally Cool Cool Thing Streaming Thing Services
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 - we've really added a lot of that in there. M. Shadows
Key King Added Changes Drama Our More Songs Hail Since Been Lot Dynamics Really Chord Ever Cognizant
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