Stop asking JP lots of questions dammit!
They're going to scare him away
He waded into the thread saying...
"I'm here.
Any questions?"
I don't think he's going to be scared.
Cuz I know you're going to read this
You're the most incredible musician in the whole world, you're so unbelievable tasteful, and you inspire me to do music. My whole life change becuase of DT but especially because of you. The "An evening with.." is by far the most amazing music ever written, I love every second of it. So thank you for all the music you have made
Thank you so much.
We have the best fans in the world and plan on making lots and lots of great music as DT.
Just need a drummer
I think John Petrucci might be the classiest guy of the day. I'm really impressed with how cool he's being.
It's like, everything blew up, everyone started running around like headless turkeys, and then he came in and went "Right. Calm down guys. Thanks so much for sticking with us, this is how it is." Made everything serene, almost. Like a sort of guitar-god version of Morgan Freeman, all freckly with his voice like chocolate.
Honestly? Early days yet (VERY early days yet), but right now, I prefer John as a band spokesman. This, to me, is my personal
And the Fandom Rejoiced moment. I was already optimistic, but this is the bit where the fairly horrible news (I
loved Mike as a leader!) morphed into "this is definitely an incarnation of the band I can get behind." I feel comfortable in my convictions, now. I'm looking forward to DT11 more than I ever was, I'm looking forward to JP in the hotseat, I'm looking forward to a different studio dynamic and I'm looking forward to a completely different future.
Brilliant as Mike was - and he was brilliant with a capital
everything - this is good news. Really excited for the road ahead.
I'm getting all worked up over a few posts on a message board. I must be hysterical. Really psyched, though. This is like when I found out that Steven Moffat was taking over Doctor Who. I was so, so sorry that the last guy was going - Russell T. Davies being the core of the show I fell in love with, and Mike Portnoy being the core of the band I fell in love with - but then you get the rest of the memo! Steven "Silence in the Library" Moffat gets Doctor Who!
John Petrucci gets to represent Dream Theater! Even better! A recipe for
wonderful things.
Out with the old, in with the new. Comforting's definitely the word. What few worries I had have basically evaporated. I'm psyched.