Kanye West Praised As Musical Influence & Inspiration

Fans absolutely love Kanye West.

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Apparently, so do other artists!

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Metal band Avenged Sevenfold first got its start in 1999.

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They labeled Kanye West as their influence behind their upcoming album.

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Guitarist Synyster Gates wrote a blog post praising him.

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He called Ye “a clinic on songwriting, arrangement, dynamic, the eclectic, performance, and mixing.”

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He said that Ye is an expert of creating sounds that no one’s ever heard before.

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“And to do it with master craftsmanship is the icing,” he added.

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Gates praised his 2010 “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” album in particular.

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