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I was looking through a clothing catalog and saw a picture of a girl modeling this piece of clothing called a space-dye vest. And, so, I fell in love with her [laughs] for some strange reason & so the minute I did […]

According to Portnoy, it was originally Kevin Moore’s idea and is essentially a copy of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The barbed wire represented obstacles and difficulties, the heart endurance and strength, and the […]

JM has only briefly commented about LTL in interviews, but confirmation has been given by MP in other sources that this premise is basically correct.

Learning to Live was inspired by the AIDS epidemic. […]

Kevin Moore has said the girl in WFS was a friend of his who had a spiritual void and a hard time filling it, reaching for something to believe in. It dealt with her fears about belief and her grief over a loved one’s death.

It is based on the story of a telepathically-linked Romulus and Remus from Virgil’s Aeneid. It has no relation to the 1927 movie Metropolis.

Petrucci wrote it as a sort of fantasy epic, inspired by the likes of Y […]

Exactly what the song is about is not known, but spiritual enlightenment seems to be the major theme. During the Images and Words tour, the band dedicated the song to Arthur Ashe, the pioneering African-American […]

The record company wanted a song more geared towards radio play, so they specifically asked Dream Theater to write a more accessible song. The music was written in two days, and then John Petrucci and Charlie […]

► Kurtis Blow – Christmas Rapping (1979)

“Hold it now”

► Frank Zappa – Dancing Fool (1979)

“Wait A Minute”

► Public Enemy – Power To The People (1990)

“Come On”

The italian towards the end: […]

We decided to write a song about everything we’d been going through for the past three years – looking for a new singer, a new label & new management – just all the changes we made & all the frustrations we went […]

The owner of BearTracks Studios, where DT recorded Images and Words, was Jay Beckenstein of the band Spyro Gyra. He was asked to do a guest appearance on “Another Day” during the Images and Words recording ses […]