M. Shadows Quotes

American - Musician July 31, 1981

I've always been a really open person around my friends.

Always Person Friends Open Around Been Really

When we were writing the 'Stage' album, we realized we'd never really done proper covers, where we were taking songs and making them our own and kind of playing around with them. I came up with the idea of doing a cover of 'Wish You Were Here,' but we didn't really want it on the record.

I just think that a metal band covering a bunch of metal songs is so boring, so 'done before.'

Boring Think Done Band Bunch Covering Metal Before Just Songs

The thing about covers is that the first thing you're going to notice is the vocals, because it's not the same person.

You Person First About Covers First Thing Notice The First Thing Vocals Because Going Same Thing

I got an email saying we were nominated for a Grammy, and I instantly thought it was a joke. So I started Googling the nominees, and there we were!

Saying Joke Email Thought Grammy Instantly Nominated Got Started Were

I think 'The Stage' is kind of left field.

Think Stage Left Field Left Field I Think Kind

Most people know we're kind of one of the only bands around right now that will admit that we're Republican.

People Will Know Only Admit Bands Republican Around Kind Most Now Right

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I think everyone in the band has had someone that's served in their family. I wouldn't say that anybody has a military family, but both of my grandfathers were in the military.

Family Think Someone Everyone Band Grandfathers Military Served Anybody Both Had I Think Say Were

We are ever evolving and never repeat ourselves.

Never Repeat Evolving Ourselves Ever

I want to stay away from trends and do what we want to do musically.

Want Stay Trends Away Musically

We write music because we have to; it's a part of our very being.

Music Being Our Because Part Very Write

As we develop, I just see us following our heart on this musical journey.

Journey Heart See Us Develop Following Musical Just Our

A lot of the metal bands that were around when Metallica put out 'The Black Album,' now they're playing clubs, and Metallica is playing stadiums.

Black Now Metal Out Album Bands Clubs Metallica Stadiums Around Lot Playing Put Were

We have this yearning to know the answers to the big questions about space and why we're here; we can't evolve fast enough to figure these answers out on our own, but we can do it through artificial intelligence. But there's also some very scary downsides that could come if we don't put the right safety precautions in there.

Someone sent me an article on AI that was written by Tim Urban on the website Wait but Why - that was kind of where I stuck my toes in the puddle, and I said, 'OK, I've gotta learn about this!' I felt like this is one of those things that our generation is going to have to answer for, eventually, and I just wanted to educate myself on it.

The more kids that we can meet or kids that are terminally ill, we try to do it because it's really important, and you can see the hope in their eyes and in their families and their parents.

Hope Eyes You Parents Families Ill Meet Because Important Kids More Really See Try

I'm kind of a geek when it comes to talking about chord structures or melody, so I always loved in-depth conversations with musicians about things. I also enjoy when a fan can just put something on, and they really know nothing about music other than they like it and it touches them in some way.

Musically, I just like when people are knowledgeable about music and they can talk to you about it.

Music You People Like Knowledgeable Musically About Just Talk

The reality is you either step into the future, or you become a dinosaur.

Future You Step Reality Dinosaur Either Become

We write when the time comes, and we try to be exciting, and stuff that excites us usually makes the record.

Time Try Us Makes Excites Exciting Record Stuff Write

We don't want to become like country artists where there's a formula.

Country Like Want Become Artists Formula Where

We really like having songs where we think the arrangement is just as important as the melodies, even though they're typically not.

Think Important Like Just Arrangement Melodies Even Having Really Songs Though Where

Personally, I just want to hear good songs.

Good Want Just Hear Personally Songs

It really does help everyone when there are some big bands leading the charge.

Help Big Everyone Some Bands Charge Leading Does Really

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

People Better Reality Think Bands Competition Successful Between More

For me, 'Far Beyond Driven' just had an oomph that kicked it over the edge and just pure aggression. And I always appreciated that.

Me Always Pure Beyond Aggression Appreciated Driven Edge Kicked Far Had Just Over

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.

Music Live Us Growing Up Band Grabbed Listened First Growing Really Sort Up Were

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.

Always Big Well Band Imagery Strengths Tend Been Kind Our Pretty Really Used

'This Means War' is up there with 'Hail to the King' in terms of crowd reaction and kids chanting for it.

War King Reaction Up Chanting Crowd Hail Terms Kids Means

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

Love Music Way Out Putting Idea

The idea of turning an album into a living piece of art and adding new installations is really intriguing. It expands the journey.

Art Journey New Living Adding Album Intriguing Piece Turning Idea Really

We always want to do covers, but we found it kind of boring to do covers of bands in our genre, and we were always asked to do those.

Boring Always Want Our Asked Bands Covers Genre Found Kind Those Were

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