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“Obviously [Black] Sabbath is definitely a huge name and of course deserving with Ozzy coming back.”

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John Petrucci, born on July 12, 1967, is a renowned guitarist known for his exceptional skills and unique musical style. He is a core member of the band Dream Theater, which is famous for its complex musical structures and exquisite playing techniques. more

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“I'm a member of the Recording Academy and I see the way it works and even with the whole voting process it's broken down into specific categories. There are Pop categories and Dance and Rock and Metal and Film and Score and everything else. Basically when you are voting you are urged not to vote in the category that you don't know anything about.”

Knows Way Whole Film Process Rocks Broken Members Vote Pops Score Voting Categories Metals Academy Broken Down

Author:John Petrucci

“The style of music that we're playing, this progressive metal style, has always been an upstream battle for us. We don't usually get a lot of commercial exposure.”

Style Battle Progressive Metals Exposure

Author:John Petrucci

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

World Said Audience Rocks Huge Progressive Metals

Author:John Petrucci

“We've seen progressive rock all over the world, in South America, Europe, Asia, across the US and North America and Australia. There's huge audiences for this stuff. For me it's always been there and it's just a matter of time before the people have more of the means to spread the word.”

People World Mean Matter America Stuff Audience Rocks Huge Europe South Spread Australia Progressive Asia North America South America Matter Of Time

Author:John Petrucci

“It's probably no coincidence with the internet and social media and the word being able to spread beyond the radio, where fans can go and talk and congregate and trade stories and a band could communicate news very quickly and in a worldwide basis. I'm sure that's helped in bringing in this case us to more of the forefront of peoples attention.”

Stories Able Social Attention Cases Fans Media Internet Band News Bases Trade Radio Communicate Social Media Spread Coincidence

Author:John Petrucci

“We do not deride the fears of prospering white America. A nation of violence and private property has every reason to dread the violated and the deprived.”

Reason America Nations Fear White Violence Property Dread Deprived Private Property Prospering

Author:June Jordan

“I remember feeling for the first time going somewhere where I was part of a community where I didn't feel like an outcast. I felt like I belonged. Everyone had a guitar strapped to their back.”

Feels Firsts Feelings Remember Felt Community First Time Guitar Outcast

Author:John Petrucci

“We used to rehearse and that's where the roots of Dream Theater formed. Y'know, we used to play cover songs and jam to [Iron] Maiden and stuff but we were writing songs and it was this metal, loud style and we'd constantly get knocks on our door, because the rehearsal rooms were right next door to each other, and these jazz guys would be like, "Can you guys turn it down a little?"”

“I don't have very eclectic tastes in music.”

Taste Eclectic Taste In Music

Author:John Petrucci

“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?"”

People Hell Heard Band Hey Rely Hey You

Author:John Petrucci