Ask him about the writing dynamics on the latest album with lyrics contributed by all members (with the exception of him). Sounds like this is the biggest "band" effort to date.
Based on what I know of their past writing, I am predicting that he will say that, aside from lyrics, it really isn't that different. It's more that the band just made more of an effort to clarify to the fans everyone's level of involvement because the band is aware of our perception.
But still a great question, and I would love to hear his answer.
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I would love to hear his thoughts on the ADTOE writing, both generally, and as to the following specifics: (1) several of the songs appear to have VERY strong similarities in different ways to songs on Images and Words. What was behind that decision, and how much of a conscious effort was made to incorporate things that would evoke connections with Images. (2) Is there a 1-to-1 correspondence between 8 of the songs on ADTOE to all of the songs on I&W, or only some? Fans have made what seem like obvious connections for some of the songs, but struggle to come up with any connection on others.