Band Maturity Quotes

We never really write 'love' love songs. There's always something twisted about them. But as far as love songs, women just became way more important to us after we turned 21, as a band in general. Kind of broke up our boyhood solidarity as we started branching out into babes.

We started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we've grown and are learning to accommodate each others' differences.

We're still evolving as a band. I think that's really important for a band to do, especially after being around for so many years.

After 'City of Evil,' the world was still kind of apprehensive about Avenged Sevenfold. They didn't know if we were a serious band or just some kids trying to play really ambitious music with crazy guitar parts that would be here one minute and gone the next.

Piper took me one step further in that it got my first real recording contract but the band just didn't quite mature. It didn't break things open, but it got me to the door.

A lot of bands change, and a lot of bands break up, but only a few grow.

Usually, a band 20 years into its existence doesn't put out its best records.

We definitely wanted to show we're a band that can be around, and we have something to say other than the lighter, 'pickup line' sort of songs.