Out of Berklee Dream Theater was born and we've been together ever since. I didn't have to taste that feeling of defeat.

I didn't try out for bands when I was younger. I got into guitars intensely a couple of years into playing so much by the time I was graduating high school I was accepted into Berklee College of Music.

Songs like "Spirit Carries On" really gets the audience moved and on the same page. It's challenging and all so much fun to play.

I think I'm a father, but a father of three kids! :)

I often think about my Music Man guitars being 100 million percent tailored to my needs as a player and how lucky I am.

Many kids and parents ask me, 'What kind of guitar can I buy?' It's a great opportunity for those people to be able to buy a quality guitar that's not necessarily a little Fender or whatever. Ernie Ball signature model guitar is something that's more signature.

I know we play a part in the story of progressive music, but for us those influences are the real fathers, the ones that we were interested in.