Jens Johansson interview (excerpt)

I read somewhere than you were offered and were even interested in joining Dream Theater. Can you tell me about that?

Oh, that was like ten years ago. It was when Kevin left. I don’t know if I was a serious contender or not. It would have been interesting. I played with them on some rehearsals. When the fuck was that? I think it was in 1995, right before I hooked up with these Finnish guys. I think maybe there was a bit of cultural differences.

You were too crazy for them?

I don’t know, I don’t think so. Maybe I was giving off the wrong vibes. At that point, I was really suspicious. I didn’t really know why Kevin left, I thought that was really strange because I thought they were good friends. I was wondering if it was some political thing that I didn’t know about. Maybe I asked too much. ‘We don’t know why he left and it’s none of your business.’ Oh. However, it might have been interesting.