I live a very open life. I value my relationship with the fans, and I utilize Twitter and Facebook and my web site, so my day-to-day activities are an open book for me to share with the fans, for better or for worse.
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It's all about the music, and I work as hard as I do strictly because of the music. It's not a money thing; it's not a career thing. It's simply to do with me being a music fan with a broad taste, wanting to do different styles and wanting to work with lots of different people.
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I can't possibly overstate how much influence Rush had on me as a young teenager. I would say from about 1981 to 1987, they were my gods.
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Normally, when I write the setlist for a Dream Theater show, I'll change it up every night, and we can basically play whatever we want.
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I surround myself with incredible musicians who inspire me to always do my best.
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Richie Kotzen is such an unbelievable talent as a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter.
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After I left Dream Theater, and I was doing Avenged Sevenfold, Twisted Sister... all these other things, I made a lot of new fans in a lot of new areas.
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After I wrote 'The Best Of Times' for my dad and after I completed the '12 Steps Suite' with Dream Theater, I very much felt like I had said everything I wanted to say lyrically.
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I've always had lots of side projects in my life, but what's exciting for me is knowing that Adrenaline Mob is bigger than that.
