John Petrucci interview by Metal Assault, 09/25/11

[cyberdrummer]

Band member interviewed: John Petrucci
Interviewer: Metal Assault
Date: 09/25/11
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3JvnVIO27U

[Kotowboy]

Awesome   Buffering now...

[bosk1]

Good interview.  Too bad the audio gets screwed up when they cut in and out of the shots from the show (at about 12:00, for example). 

I like that there are no plans to continue Prog Nation right now and just focus on promoting the new album.  PN was a great idea, but I think it actually takes away from DT because of the shorter set list, and the fact that, right or wrong, promoters get worried about dilution when a band tours "too frequently" in a given area, so it makes it harder for DT to tour on their own and then again on PN. 

[namgalsipsclar]

I like that there are no plans to continue Prog Nation right now and just focus on promoting the new album.  PN was a great idea, but I think it actually takes away from DT because of the shorter set list, and the fact that, right or wrong, promoters get worried about dilution when a band tours "too frequently" in a given area, so it makes it harder for DT to tour on their own and then again on PN.

Yeah but PN means I could possibly get to see bands like Opeth and Pain of salvation 

[bosk1]

Exactly, so you are agreeing that PN was an inferior product then.

[namgalsipsclar]

From a DT perspective yes. I saw PN 2009 and it was incredible, but DT played a shorter set than they did when I saw them again in July this year so theres that. But on the other hand I got to see Opeth, another of my favourite bands so PN has its pros and cons

[snapple]

Very cool interview. I'd love to sit and have a beer with the Bear. Very cool guy!

[ResultsMayVary]

I want to see DT play over two hours every time I see them, so this is good news for me.

[johncal]

That guy's a terrible interviewer. A couple of times Pettrucci's face was like WTF. I mean come on, frggin' 10 minutes on the album art

[WildeSilas]

What band were they talking about around 15:00? I heard the guitar player's name but didn't catch the band name. I don't think the interviewer has ever used a microphone before...

[SystematicThought]

It was a different kind of interviewer. I thought Aquiles Priester was interviewing him at first.

[ResultsMayVary]

What band were they talking about around 15:00? I heard the guitar player's name but didn't catch the band name. I don't think the interviewer has ever used a microphone before...

There was talking about Misha from Periphery.

JP's nephew, Jake, is in Periphery.

[ReaperKK]

That guy's a terrible interviewer. A couple of times Pettrucci's face was like WTF. I mean come on, frggin' 10 minutes on the album art

180 gram vinyl

[Ħ]

I thought this still was funny:

[chrisbDTM]

begging to be caption'd

also nice words on periphery

[rcseeley421]

"If only you knew how many babies my music has created around the world due to my guitar."

[gm5k]

  JP didn't seem done looking at the vinyl before the interviewer snatched it from his hands.

Cool interview, thanks OP.

[ResultsMayVary]

JP didn't seem done looking at the vinyl before the interviewer snatched it from his hands.

"I WASN'T DONE LOOKING AT THE VINYL, HOW DARE YOU."

[contest_sanity]

Here's what they're both thinking:



JP: "I AM 2 SECONDS AWAY FROM EATING YOUR SOUL."

Interviewer: "Oh shit, better think of good question..."

[yeshaberto]

JP has always impressed me as such a great guy

[1neeto]

JP looks like Jesus with massive guns!

The interviewer was obviously star-struck but he did a decent job. One cool thing about JP and the rest of DT is how cool and down to earth they seem to be.

[Blackfield]

"You got to be careful at night... walking around... mohahahahHAHAHAHAHA!"

Petrucci scary 

[jammindude]

Why is M. Night Shyamalan interviewing John Petrucci?   

[yeshaberto]

 

[phentalmyst]

i didn't know JP co-wrote BAI with JM. i wonder if that translates to JM continuing with his free-form writing style and JP reworking them (read: lyric rule now gone) or what...

[johncal]

i didn't know JP co-wrote BAI with JM. i wonder if that translates to JM continuing with his free-form writing style and JP reworking them (read: lyric rule now gone) or what...

JM probably wrote the lyrics in some obscure tibetian monk script and JP had to translate.

[BlobVanDam]

i didn't know JP co-wrote BAI with JM. i wonder if that translates to JM continuing with his free-form writing style and JP reworking them (read: lyric rule now gone) or what...

JM probably wrote the lyrics in some obscure tibetian monk script and JP had to translate.

Or maybe John Myung is just constantly speaking lyrics under his breath so softly that only someone with animal-like hearing can decipher it. Petrucci decided to write down a few verses worth of it and got partial credit.

[coffees for closers]

Here's what they're both thinking:



JP: "I AM 2 SECONDS AWAY FROM EATING YOUR SOUL."

Interviewer: "Oh shit, better think of good question..."

I wonder if I could rip this guys head off with my 18 inch arms.

[coffees for closers]

i didn't know JP co-wrote BAI with JM. i wonder if that translates to JM continuing with his free-form writing style and JP reworking them (read: lyric rule now gone) or what...

You mean you don't read the cd booklet from cover to cover?

[The Silent Cody]

I: "What does artwork of ADTOE is reffering to?"
JP: " Well.... that is a good question."

[phentalmyst]

i didn't know JP co-wrote BAI with JM. i wonder if that translates to JM continuing with his free-form writing style and JP reworking them (read: lyric rule now gone) or what...

You mean you don't read the cd booklet from cover to cover?

back in the day i did. now i just pop the cd into my stereo and dump the case in the pile with the others in my basement ...

[Dream Team]

i didn't know JP co-wrote BAI with JM. i wonder if that translates to JM continuing with his free-form writing style and JP reworking them (read: lyric rule now gone) or what...

You mean you don't read the cd booklet from cover to cover?

I was just going to post this . . . DT probably could have been #1 on the Billboard charts if all of their "fans" actually bought the album legally. Oh well, 'tis the times.

[lyfeternl]

I was under the impression that if JM actually formed more than eight words, either lyrically or verbally, the Earth would be thrown into unbridled chaos. Luckily, JP is the only one who can withstand such a...dramatic event...

Hence, team effort.

[Samsara]

Why is M. Night Shyamalan interviewing John Petrucci?   

[phentalmyst]

I was just going to post this . . . DT probably could have been #1 on the Billboard charts if all of their "fans" actually bought the album legally. Oh well, 'tis the times.

excuse me? you're assuming i'm a thief coz i'm not bothered to read liner notes???