Jeff Scott Soto interview (excerpt)

John Gaudiosi: With this band and with the other guys doing other bands as well, [is it] safe to say that Sons of Apollo is kind of put to rest for now?

Jeff Scott Soto: Yeah. I’m not the one to officially state that or to publicly state it. It’s Derek and Mike’s band – we joined their band. It was their idea; they’re the ones that put it together. Even though we were a band, they were the founders, they were the ones that made all the calls – when we’re gonna do things, how we’re gonna do it, all that stuff. So I’m not the one to be able to say it’s over. It would have to come from them. My personal opinion, my own personal thoughts are, I don’t think Sons of Apollo and Dream Theater can coexist at the same time. I think musically it’s too similar, it’s too much of the same. I think Mike needs to focus on the mothership right now, which is great. I’m as happy as the rest of the Dream Theater family and the fans are that I think it’s a great thing. It was a natural thing that should have, and I knew eventually would, happen, and I’m happy for them. But it’s time for all of us to keep doing what we’re doing and moving forward. If for some reason someday they decide, “Hey, should we do this? Should we continue to do this?” I’m the first one to say yes.