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I've always said that there's a huge progressive rock, progressive metal audience out there, in the world.
John Petrucci
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John Petrucci
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 12
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It's hard to answer that from my own perspective because when I'm playing I know where it is coming from and the sources.
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Going to the Grammys, being nominated for a Grammy, that was a really big deal for me, for us as a band.
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In Japan they're definitely more over the top. They had four Boogie stacks and 20 guitars. But otherwise it's pretty much the same thing, except there's a translator. It's really nice.
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