Guitarist JOHN PETRUCCI Weighs In On The Classic Metal Show DREAM THEATER Debate; Audio Available
October 27, 2014, 10 years ago
On October 25th, Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci guested on The Classic Metal Show featuring host Chris Akin and guest host Jon Drake. During the interview the guys asked Petrucci to settle an ongoing debate; Chris claims that Dream Theater is an undisciplined band because they can't write short songs, while Jon thinks that it takes discipline in songwriting to write such involved songs. Check out Petrucci's answer below:
The Classic Metal Show is heard Saturdays from 9:00pm to 3:00am EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com.
On October 10th, Petrucci hosted a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session at 2:00pm EST. A complete transcript of the fan-fuelled Q&A; session is available here. An excerpt is available below:
Q: By this point you've probably checked a lot of items off of your "musical bucket list". What else would you like to accomplish?
Petrucci: "A collaboration with Peter Gabriel!"
Q: Will we see a liquid tension experiment reunion anytime soon?
Petrucci: "There are no plans for that right now."
Q: What's your opinion on the Petrucci Psycho Exercises videos?
Petrucci: "I think they're hysterical, I have no idea who made them but whoever it is has a great sense of humor. And yes my guitars ARE painted by Michaelangelo."
