DREAM THEATER bassist John Myung is featured in a new interview with Bass Musician Magazine. An excerpt is available below:

Q: You and John Petrucci have been the two-core member throughout all of the bands incarnations. What would you say is the key to keeping a working relationship like yours working successfully after so many years?

John Myung: "Well, to start off we support each other. Just out of respect, it’s important to establish a culture where we give and take, and there is no such thing as a 'wrong' idea. We see things at the end as a 'Well, will it work?' for the band or not. It is important to establish a shared leadership mentality, not a 'My way or the highway' mindset. We choose to take the shared direction because we are a band and we respect that fact.

The other thing is also that he is a great guy and a good person. We have a mutually assured relationship, and nothing is disregarded. We try to use every piece of input that we can and try and hear out every one of them. Even if they do not end up on the record, everyone's ideas are allowed to be brought to the table and are never ignored."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

In De Goot Entertainment-represented photographer Rob Fenn has just teamed up with Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci to offer the limited edition Autographed Series: John Petrucci prints. Each John Petrucci canvas is signed and numbered by Rob and autographed by John. For more information and to purchase go to this location.

Dream Theater's Along For The Ride Tour is returning to Europe this summer for another installment of An Evening With... shows. The first dates have been announced, pre-sale and VIP tickets are now on sale. More dates to come.

July

14 - Hala Gdynia - Gdynia, Poland
16 - 013 - Tilburg, Netherlands
21 - Piazza Loggia - Brescia, Italy
22 - Gru Village - Grugliasco, Italy
23 - Adriano Flacco Field - Pescara, Italy
25 - NTC - Bratislava, Slovakia
26 - Budapest Park - Budapest, Hungary
28 - Romexpo - Bucharest, Romania
29 - Festivalna Hall - Sofia, Bulgaria