“I was talking to my dad about the stuff he grew up listening to, and '...” — M. Shadows Quote

“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.'”

“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!”

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

“When I was young, a gatefold album by 'Pink Floyd' or 'Led Zeppelin' was something to get excited about, something you longed for.”

“I did an English album called 'Ice' earlier but it was too ahead of its time.”

“I did a double CD, 'The Element of Surprise,' in 1998. That album went gold.”