DTNorway Podcast – Interview with Mike Mangini

[noxon]

https://www.dtnorway.com/podcast.xml

Our first interview with Mike Mangini (hopefully the first of many)

A video version may become available later today or tomorrow.

[Jamesman42]

Wall of text

[chrisbDTM]

awesome guy

[ReaPsTA]

I don't think we need to worry at all about MM not being as outgoing in interviews as MP.

I liked his thing about "Give me the ball."

[Jamesman42]

Why is the link bringing me to just text?

[Adami]

Why is the link bringing me to just text?

It's more links, you gotta click on the Mangini interview one.

[nineaxe]

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[The Silent Cody]

Well very cool interview !! I like what MM said about MP, classy.
Noxon, PM will be sent to you with a little question

[Jamesman42]

Why is the link bringing me to just text?

It's more links, you gotta click on the Mangini interview one.

It was literally a wall of text. No links...

Here's a direct link:

https://www.dtnorway.com/EP8.m4a

You win

[noxon]

What browser are you using? It works fine in Firefox, Safari and Opera for me...

[Jamesman42]

I'm using Chrome

[cyberdrummer]

My god he can talk. 

Great interview though, intrigued to find out what songs are on the master setlist for the summer.

[Adami]

I like Mangini, and I'm super psyched that he's the new drummer, but holy crap he talks a lot.

[wasteland]

My god he can talk.  

Great interview though, intrigued to find out what songs are on the master setlist for the summer.

It seems that we are going to see A LOT of songs between the summer tour and the winter tour. Really happy for that  

And, was I the only one trying to figure out what facial expressions he was having during the interview?  

I like Mangini, and I'm super psyched that he's the new drummer, but holy crap he talks a lot.

Maybe spending some time too close to JM will make him a quieter man.

[cyberdrummer]

I expect A LOT of classics in the summer - plenty from I&W, Awake and SFAM (+ the three audition songs of course). Then obviously more new songs in the autumn/winter (and hopefully ACOS  ).  

[noxon]

Wasteland: i have a video  of the interview as well, as it was done over video chat, and i'm uploading it as we speak. So you may actually be able to see those expressions.

Regarding talking; most artists i've interviewed have been extremely easy to interview - they are so accustomed to the the process of interviewing that they basically just talk and talk trying to cover what they think you actually wanted to ask Sometimes they predict what you're gonna ask within the first couple of words and you can see them be kinda waiting impatiently for you to finish the question so they can start their answer.

[Adami]

I expect A LOT of classics in the summer - plenty from I&W and Awake + the three audition songs. 

I know they kind of have to play the audition songs, because it would be like a middle finger to Mangini if they didn't, but TDOE and TSCO are two of my least favorite DT songs, hopefully when they come to America, those two songs can be dropped.

[cyberdrummer]

I'd actually prefer them to drop ANTR out of the three. First because it takes such a big chunk of the set, and second because they played it at nearly every show last tour.

[robwebster]

"Can't wait to see you on the road with Dream Theater--" "YEAAAAH!"

Brilliant.

[wasteland]

I'd actually prefer them to drop ANTR out of the three. First because it takes such a big chunk of the set, and second because they played at nearly every show last tour.

Same here, as I expressed elsewhere in this forum. On the other side, I expect TSCO to be granted a permanent place in every setlist of the tour, it's quite logical... probably as the first song of the encore, or the last song of the set.

[Adami]

I'd actually prefer them to drop ANTR out of the three. First because it takes such a big chunk of the set, and second because they played at nearly every show last tour.

I'd be fine with that song dropped too haha. But I skipped out on the last tour and didn't get to see it, so I don't have the distaste for it that I have for TSCO and TDOE, especially TSCO since they usually add in a 10-15 minute jam before hand that never goes anywhere.

[tri.ad]

I don't have time right now, so I'll listen to it tomorrow. Sounds good, though.

[noxon]

Video Version: https://vimeo.com/24056654

[nikatapi]

This is a great interview, i really like Mike's personality and he seems so excited that makes me really optimistic about the future of the band.

[Rafael Guerra]

Thanks for conducting the interview! Mangini FTW.

[ariich]

This is great, thanks noxon!

[TAC]

Great job with the interview, noxon! Those were some great questions.

[ResultsMayVary]

Great interview! So excited to see them this year!

[DreamerTV]

Is he living with that cap?

Great interview btw. Once again, he is a brilliant person!

[dongringo]

Awesome interview. I learn something new from every one of his interviews.

[Zydar]

Great interview! Thanks for that!

[hefdaddy42]

Great interview!

[PS Head]

Superb....very enjoyable interview.Your right.....he does go on and on and on,but he's so likeable it doesnt seem to matter.

With every interview he makes,you know DT made the right choice.

[tri.ad]

Awesome interview, MM surely is a great person to talk to.

[ariich]

He's just so adorably excitable.