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\"\"In a new interview with\u00a0The Front Row Report With Reggie Edwards,\u00a0STRYPER<\/b>\u00a0frontman\u00a0Michael Sweet<\/b>\u00a0spoke about how his songwriting process has evolved over the four decades of the band’s existence. He said (as transcribed by\u00a0BLABBERMOUTH.NET<\/b>): “I personally think that that’s my greatest gift in terms of the abilities God’s given me. I’m a guitar player, I’m a singer, but I feel like I shine more at songwriting, and I get more excited about it.<\/p>\n

“When I sit down to write, it’s always a few weeks before we start recording,” he continued. “I don’t have any songs, and I sit down in my studio and I write a song a day. Once I have one song finished, I go down the next day, I write another song until there’s 11 songs or 12 songs. And then we go in a studio, I teach the songs to the guys and we record them. And it’s been that way really from the beginning, starting with [the 1984 EP]\u00a0‘The Yellow And Black Attack’<\/b>, but the difference between now and then is we spent more time working out songs [back then]. Now it’s a lot faster process, and it’s not because it’s rushed [or] because we have to; it’s just because that’s the way it is. That’s the way it works.<\/p>\n

“But I love writing,”\u00a0Sweet<\/b>\u00a0added. “Everyone has this perception that we’ve always written songs as a band. That’s just not true. It’s never been that way. I’ve always been open and honest about that. And sometimes people think I’m a dictator and I hold a gun to the guys’ heads and I don’t let ’em write and whatnot, and it’s just not true. I give music to my brother all the time and say, ‘Hey, why don’t you write the lyrics?’ Because\u00a0Robert<\/b>‘s [Sweet<\/b>,\u00a0STRYPER<\/b>\u00a0drummer] a good lyricist. I say, ‘Why don’t you write the lyrics for the song?’ And three months later, when it’s time for me to sing the song, the lyrics aren’t done. So I wind up doing it myself. And it’s perceived often as I don’t let the guys do anything, and it couldn’t be further from the truth. And I’m letting you know that, I’m going off on that a bit of tangent, because I see this online every day. I just saw something at breakfast an hour ago, someone saying that very same thing.”<\/p>\n

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Michael<\/b>\u00a0also addressed his reputation as one of the most outspoken musicians in metal when it comes to his beliefs and thoughts. He said: “The thing is, I’m a very open book. So when I do interviews, I speak my heart. The other guys don’t. And what I mean by that is when my brother does interviews, he’s much more reserved and cautious about what he says. Now, behind the scenes, he’ll say what’s on his heart, and I hear it all. I hear it all, ’cause I travel with him. Same with\u00a0Oz<\/b>\u00a0[Fox<\/b>,\u00a0STRYPER<\/b>\u00a0guitarist]. Same with\u00a0Perry<\/b>\u00a0[Richardson<\/b>,\u00a0STRYPER<\/b>\u00a0bassist]. I hear everything that you hear me saying in interviews and then some. But see, people’s perception is they don’t say anything bad, I say everything bad. I’m the dictator, I’m the tyrant, I’m this, I’m that. And then when I talk about it, like I’m doing now, I’m a crybaby. I’m going off and I’m getting upset about it. And I guess the point I’m trying to make \u2014 as much as I love these guys, the public perception of this band isn’t at all true. It’s always been that way. When I left the band, people hated me. I still have people come up to me to this day and say, ‘I hated you. I was so mad at you because you left the band, you left the other three guys. You betrayed them. You abandoned them.’ And I’m, like, wow. I left this band to save my marriage. I had to. I had to. And I wanted my marriage to survive. I wanted to be a father to my children. And the perception is I was an asshole.”<\/p>\n

STRYPER<\/b>‘s latest studio album,\u00a0“When We Were Kings”<\/b>, came out in September.<\/p>\n

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The band recently completed a 40th-anniversary tour, which was described as “a celebration of both classic hits and new-era fan favorites, including outfit changes and an exciting new show production.”<\/p>\n

In December 2023,\u00a0Michael<\/b>\u00a0underwent partial thyroidectomy, the surgery to remove part of his thyroid gland. It is the most common surgery for thyroid cancer.<\/p>\n

Formed 41 years ago,\u00a0STRYPER<\/b>‘s name comes from Isaiah 53:5, which states: “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”<\/p>\n

STRYPER<\/b>‘s albums include\u00a0“To Hell With The Devil”<\/b>,\u00a0“Second Coming”<\/b>,\u00a0“No More Hell To Pay”<\/b>,\u00a0“Fallen”<\/b>,\u00a0“God Damn Evil”<\/b>,\u00a0“Even The Devil Believes”<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0“The Final Battle”<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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In a new interview with\u00a0The Front Row Report With Reggie Edwards,\u00a0STRYPER\u00a0frontman\u00a0Michael Sweet\u00a0spoke about how his songwriting process has evolved over the four decades of the band’s existence. He said (as transcribed by\u00a0BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I personally think that that’s my greatest gift in terms of the abilities God’s given me. 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