Originally published in Grammy award ceremony · April 2022
John Petrucci acceptance speech
ArticleJohn Petrucci1 min read
Wow! This is absolutely insane! On behalf of the entire band, I’d like to thank the recording academy and everybody who voted for us. You know, they used to tell us our songs were way too long, we used weird time signatures and there were too many guitar solos – in fact this song is in 17/8, so try to tap your foot to it. But we just won a Grammy so I’m glad we didn’t listen! And I’d like to thank my amazing family, my beautiful wife Rena, who’s here tonight. Sami, Reny and Kiera – I love you guys. My mom, my dad, who I’m sure is looking down very proud right now. All the band members’ families. Jimmy T, Maddi and Andy Sneap for making the songs sound so great. Our management, Frank and Jake Solomon. Thomas Waber and everybody at InsideOut, Sony and the Orchard. And all the Dream Theater fans around the world – you guys rock, we love you. For fans of prog and prog-metal, stay true to your art, and it’s alive and well. Thank you so much!