For us to dial back a little bit and have a little more straightforward, singalong appeal was a challenge. In order to do that, we had to throw away a lot of stuff. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
We wanted to write the kind of songs that can really cross any language barriers, any borders, and resonate with fans around the world. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
Everyone likes to have fun. But when I look back on my life, I’m not going to say, ‘Oh, we’re the crazy party animals.’ I’ll look back and say, ‘Wow, we did take this seriously.’ We had fun while we were out doing it, but it’s just the only thing you read about: ‘They’re a bunch of party animals.’ To be honest, that’s not true. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
I worked a lot on our album cover, and I didn’t just want to post it on our website one day and move on. We wound up breaking it into 18 pieces and hiding them on fan sites all over the Internet and then posting clues, so fans could put together the puzzle. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
We’ve never tried to write radio hits. If I hear our song on the radio, it’s cool, and I’m proud, but it’s never a goal. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
This country is filled with remarkable people. One of my best friend’s families is from Iran, and they’re the most American family of all time. Some of the best people that I’ve ever met are immigrants. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
To be honest, we spent many years at Warner, and in the very beginning, there was a very passionate team that worked alongside us on a daily basis. Every year that went by, we would lose just about every single person that worked directly with us, to the point that I honestly couldn’t have picked up a phone and gotten one person who knew me. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
I think there’s a whole group of kids out there that don’t relate to the glitz and glamour of hanging out in clubs and partying all the time. So I think some people are just more real than that, and I think our fans are those kind of kids that need something to relate to, and I think we’re the band to do it. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
I remember what it felt like when I was young, and I looked up to someone, and they would pay me just an ounce of attention. And some of the bands I listened to when I was young probably never even sold any albums, but it didn’t matter to me. If I’d go up and say, ‘Great show,’ it would be amazing that they even would acknowledge me. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
