Rock Of Jericho’s Interview With Synyster Gates.
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Chris Jericho welcomed Synyster Gates to the Rock Of Jericho earlier today so the duo could talk about surfing, enjoying time off, the success of “Nightmare” and how it differed from that of “City Of Evil,” his side-project with Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan that wasn’t Pinkly Smooth, writing for the new album and what kind of challenge it brings, his guitar-work, meeting his idle John Petrucci, his favorite song to play live and much much more. Thanks to Lindsey M for sending this in so I could share it with you all and everyone else who offered to do the same.
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Oh I thought you were going to transcribe it. The most important parts at least. :/
Comment by a7xfan September 1, 2012 @ 7:56 pmWhat the fuck does he say about Britney Spears? LOL
I was only going to transcribe since the recording I had was rough quality but Lindsey was kind enough to send in a higher quality recording.
Comment by deathbatnews September 1, 2012 @ 8:02 pmOh, alright bro. It’s because is a bit hard for people who don’t understand english too much :/
Comment by a7xfan September 1, 2012 @ 8:10 pmI’m not a bro, I’m a lady.
Comment by deathbatnews September 1, 2012 @ 8:13 pmShe’s a nice lady!
Comment by Lindseyy:) September 1, 2012 @ 8:19 pmClearly. She completely ignored the person’s problem with understanding English and nitpicked instead. She’s like an angel.
Comment by Anonymous September 2, 2012 @ 6:25 amI wasn’t nitpicking nor was I trying to be being rude by correcting the commenter after being called “bro.” There are going to be people who visit this website that either can’t understand spoken English or can’t understand written English. I simply can’t please absolutely everyone though I try my hardest to. I had more important things to tend to yesterday, like a funeral and picking up debris from the Hurricane, that left me pretty exhausted by the time the interview even aired and it would have taken me at least two hours to transcribe. I’m lucky I got my internet back which allowed me to upload the audio and share it with everyone. Also, I didn’t “ignore” the person’s problem with understanding English and I know that it’s frustrating since I’ve posted many interviews with horribly rough translations to English but I shouldn’t be expected to provide a written transcription of every audio interview the band does.
Comment by deathbatnews September 2, 2012 @ 8:01 amDon’t bite! There are people that visit this site with much more free time, you can’t be expected to go through 30 minutes of audio… It’s not as if we’re paying for the brilliant site you run!
Comment by Jake September 4, 2012 @ 12:46 pmHe said they were huge Britney Spears fans (and stuff like that) and that “Oops I Did It Again” is a smash hit.
Comment by Ariane Fleming September 1, 2012 @ 10:39 pmI’m pretty sure everyone loved when they played Save Me. Every concert I went to I would hear people say “I really hope they play Save Me”, “I want to see Save Me”, ” Do you know if they’re gonna play Save Me?”, etc. :D They should’ve kept playing it.
Comment by Dianna September 1, 2012 @ 8:59 pmIt’s great to hear live, but you don’t have to keep in mind that it’s a harder song for them to play live. So while awesome, it’s not always practical.
Comment by Anonymous September 2, 2012 @ 7:23 amI was one of the fortunate ones that got to hear it live. It was indescribable.
Comment by Anne Stenslien September 2, 2012 @ 2:24 pmyes it was an absolutely brilliant performance of a very amazingly beautiful song, it was the best encore song. they should make another +10 minute song on the next record
Comment by Josh Miskiw September 2, 2012 @ 6:49 pmyou’re very welcome! glad I could help. :)
was so happy with this interview. so glad that they’re starting to write again and are doing well… and obviously I can’t wait for the next album. didn’t take the ‘save me’ conversation as meaning they’ll never play it again. I hope that’s not true. it’s one of my absolute favorite songs ever and I haven’t gotten to see it live. :(
Comment by lindsey September 1, 2012 @ 9:40 pmInterviewer: “We ask the tough questions here on the Rock, my fan, this is our typical interview” Syn: “It’s beautiful, I love it” “haha” “I… don’t… have……. my wife’s naked right now, exposing her butt, so just…” LOOOOOOOOOOL
Comment by Isabella September 2, 2012 @ 12:04 amWhy do I get the distinct feeling he’s going to be in trouble with her once they figure out everybody just heard that? XD
Comment by Kuroneko September 2, 2012 @ 3:31 pmIf anyone is curious about what he says about the new album, and doesn’t want to listen to it. Well he says nothing. He says something like “yeah, we’re doing some writing at the moment” that’s it.
Comment by Ash September 2, 2012 @ 1:13 amThank you so much for sharing this! I always love these long interviews, specially now that they are taking a break and we don’t hear so often from them (:
Comment by rednail September 2, 2012 @ 3:54 amThis is awesome! Thanks for this!
Comment by paige whalin September 2, 2012 @ 9:59 amFirst off, Lindsey, thank you for posting it. Syn is amazing and this is one of my favorite interviews now. He said they are all taking the summer off, but they each write in their off time and show each other when they get together. So while they are not in a studio working on a new album, they are working. I don’t mind though, if their next album is as good as Nightmare I am willing to wait. Love how Syn says its not all just made and released, they give their all and put out stuff they are proud of. This is why they are the greatest band ever!
Comment by Tyson September 2, 2012 @ 11:31 amhmm its interesting to heard about that other side project “Silver”…isnt the Cam Rackham painting called “Silver” too?
Comment by a7xfreakdrummer September 2, 2012 @ 12:29 pmWOW That’s true!
Comment by cSc-A7X September 2, 2012 @ 2:23 pmAnd Cam said it was like honoring Jimmy… I’d love to hear some Silver songs as a tribute to Jimmy this December 28th or so.
That’s what I thought of immediately! I hope they’re related.
Comment by Marissa September 2, 2012 @ 4:02 pmSo, did they start the writing sessions for the next album?
Comment by a7xfan September 2, 2012 @ 1:06 pmBy the sound of it they have started writing separately but not together.
Comment by deathbatnews September 2, 2012 @ 1:28 pmMs. Deathbat: Wow sounds like you’ve had a tough week. We all thank you for keeping us up to date on all things A7X. I’m sure there was just a glitch in communication. Hope you got everything all cleaned up although I’m sure it’s not as easy as just that. Man…hope these guys start working soon, I know I miss them!
Comment by Anne Stenslien September 2, 2012 @ 2:23 pmThanks Lindsey for recording this :)
Comment by SS September 2, 2012 @ 4:34 pmIt’s a great interview, probably my new favourite. I loved the bit where he was talking about Zacky. So many reviews always focus on Syn so I think it’s nice how he’s so gushing about Zacky’s talent. Ha, I’m guilty of replaying that bit a few times :D
I love these guys.
“go back to your wife’s naked butt” HAHAAHA!
Comment by francyA7X September 3, 2012 @ 3:59 pmHaha, loved the interview! Thanks for posting this Lindsey! =)
Comment by Shell September 4, 2012 @ 11:27 amI love the John Petrucci bit.
“You ****ed me! I got the best drummer and that guy ****ing plays guitar! Go play your ****ing guitar!”
God I’ve listened to that part about 20 times, so funny!
Comment by Anonymous September 4, 2012 @ 7:24 pmits so nice hearing all these fans have been to an avenged concert. it sucks big time because i havent.I love their music with every breath ive breathed and still am breathing. As a little pre-teen, i promised my self i would tour with them when i grew up. Im a teenager now and i am going to keep that promise for littler me! no matter how expensive it may be in the future! A7x foREVer for life!<3
Comment by ja7xie September 4, 2012 @ 8:26 pmThank you so much Lindsey! I loved this interview. Loved hearing him talk about Mr. Bungle too. I have loved that band for 20 years now and all things Mike Patton! Loved the John Petrucci story too! Lol. Syn’s a funny guy
Comment by Kelly September 5, 2012 @ 4:56 amwahaha LOL Thank you so much Lindsey! I loved this interview
Comment by iksan September 5, 2012 @ 11:24 pmAlways fun to listen to Gates’ interviews :)
Comment by Woutb September 6, 2012 @ 11:12 amOH SHIT. I just thought, Silver, is
Comment by Darek Horton September 10, 2012 @ 7:25 pmA. The side band
B. Cam’s Picture…like what?!
i love listening to gates interviews with who ever it is.
Comment by Stephanie Bryant September 12, 2012 @ 2:23 pm[…] for other new Avenged happenings, guitarist Synyster Gates recently told Rock of Jericho that they were taking the summer off for the most part, but are all writing material for a new […]
Pingback by Avenged Sevenfold Release ‘Carry On’ — New Song From ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ September 24, 2012 @ 6:27 amGates seems more upbeat now, I remember seeing an interview with him and Shadows in Indonesia, that was such an awkward interview…
Love Jericho too, great singer and one of my favorite wrestlers of all time
Comment by Phil September 24, 2012 @ 1:17 pm