Originally published in Mistress Carrie podcast · October 2023
Mike Mangini interview (excerpts)
InterviewMike Mangini1 min read
"A decision was made that I understood. That's all it is. 'Cause when I heard the decision, I understood it. I tried to explain that I understood the parameters of that being a music thing. Anyway, it's as simple as that. And I'm telling you, I was, like, 'Okay, 'I get that.' The situation made sense to me when I heard it in that — I don't know, I guess I just skipped out and thought, 'Oh, that's an original bandmember going back to a band. Oh, I get that. Okay, I get it.' And that's it. I mean, that is literally it."
The 60-year-old Mangini, who joined DREAM THEATER in 2010, added: "I was with the band for 13 years. It was an unbelievable experience."
“The situation made sense to me when I heard it in that — I don't know, I guess I just skipped out and thought, 'Oh, that's an original band member going back to a band. Oh, I get that. Okay, I get it.'" said Mangini. "And that's it. I mean, that is literally it."
He continued: "A decision was made that I understood. That's all it is. 'Cause when I heard the decision, I understood it. I tried to explain that I understood the parameters of that being a music thing. Anyway, it's as simple as that. And I'm telling you, I was, like, 'Okay, 'I get that.' I was with the band for 13 years. It was an unbelievable experience."