DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Jordan Rudess - "Sometimes I Want To Generate Music That Feels Like Pure Evil..."
October 29, 2009, 15 years ago
TimeSpace.com recently invited fans of DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess to submit questions for consideration in a published Q&A; session. Following is an excerpt from the interiew.
Q: It is obvious you have mastered your techniques and chops that dazzle and excite people´s ears in the audio spectrum. I was wondering what ´emotions´ do you hope to transmit directly into the psyches of your listeners when you are writing. Do you have them in mind, or do you just like to be a Pied Piper so to speak and hope they just come along for the trip and enjoy the fruits of your labor and vision. (Dave Noel, Ontario, Canada)
Rudess: "Taking them on a trip is a good way to put it. I like to create music that can take the listener on a journey. As a composer the whole emotional spectrum is fair play. In Dream Theater I´m often called upon for example to come up with music that stirs particular emotions. John Petrucci will say to me: 'Jordan, play the saddest melody possible.' Sometimes (although not that often) I want to generate music that feels like pure evil, while other times (more often) I want to create music that goes straight to your heart. Writing music for me is like delving into my own emotional world. If the listener can come along with me on the ride and relate to what I am feeling then that is a wonderful thing!
Go to this location for the complete Q&A; session.
