Dino Jelusick interview (excerpt)

Rodrigo Altaf: I know that Ivan played on Mike Mangini’s solo album and he told me you recommended him. Was it mentioned to you at any point that Mike would believe in Dream Theater or not? I mean did you know?

Dino Jelusick: The thing is, I was actually involved on that album with Mike Mangini, but I was also in court with Frontiers, so you do the math. I brought Ivan and I brought Tony as a bass player; they stayed on the album. He never told me about that, about Dream Theater. I also spoke to Jordan Rudess like a month ago; we had a long Zoom chat. He didn’t mention anything, so I had no clue. I mean I saw Portnoy last week, and I said, “Man, you’re back in Dream Theater!” He’s like, “Yeah, that’s what people want.” I was expecting like, “Wow!” but I mean Mike has done so much. His legacy is just incomparable.