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We have a storage close by where I live, that's very organised. My guitar tech, Matty organised it all, labeled everything.

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John Petrucci
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 12
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First and foremost, with everybody we wanted to see if they can pull off the songs, play them correctly, and that they it felt right musically. That's something Mike [Mangini] did, it felt like the band. He really gets the style and delivers in a powerful metal way.
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Jordan Ruddes does [have a home studio], but it's all self-contained. I'll be the only guy with a fully built recording studio. So they'll have to come to me.
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I went straight out of high school, and when I was 17, all I wanted to do was play guitar.
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I have a lot of guitars. Yeah, I'm not like a guitar collector, I don't have all vintage instruments. I don't even own a Strat or Les Paul. I don't have one.
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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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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.
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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.
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Jordan [Ruddes], he learned that way, and that's what he knows how to do. That's how he kind of approaches all music, whether it's to learn a cover song that we're going to play, or to review Dream Theater music - he always uses charts. That's what he knows. I really rely a lot more on memory.
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Obviously [Black] Sabbath is definitely a huge name and of course deserving with Ozzy coming back.
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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.
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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.
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You try to play the song better than you had before.
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