Going to the Grammys, being nominated for a Grammy, that was a really big deal for me, for us as a band.

I really rely a lot more on memory. I'm definitely not as good of a sight reader.

As far as bands doing that in a way where they think they're going to fight the government, the only people they're really hurting is the fans.

You might be able to get a certain sound, and in the studio you certainly look at things under a microscope a lot more. You might hear more warmth out of a thicker string gauge. But in the practical world, like with us, we're playing An Evening With... so it's three hours of music, and our music is pretty challenging as far as the technical aspect. And I found after awhile that I was killing myself.

I've always said that there's a huge progressive rock, progressive metal audience out there, in the world.

If I'm not in an environment where I can record, it's great to be able to write something down, to be able to know how to do that, to be able to write notation. You grab a piece of paper and there it is. It's the cheapest recording equipment you can buy: a piece of manuscript paper and a pencil!

Songs come alive every night and can be a new experience for someone. You might have someone in the audience who has never seen us before and hearing it for the first time. We are aware of that.