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

Even with Dream Theater, we track in a big studio and everything. But when it comes to doing leads, I don't really require a lot of studio to do that. I need a good sounding room and a Pro Tools rig, and some Neve mic-pres, and I'm good.

We're not the kind of band who writes an order abundance of songs and picks from them, we usually write for the album.

To be in Boston, which is a great city and which is full of many colleges and young kids, and to be around that many people that were at the same point in their lives, who played guitar or whatever instrument - it was just perfect. It was a great environment.

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

Music is a communication. It's a two-way street. You need people to play to in order to make that connection complete. That's the way we look at it.

I almost rely on other people to say, "Hey, you ever hear of this band?" And I'll say, "Oh, I've never heard of that!" And I listened to them and thought, "What the hell?"