Originally published in Prog magazine (UK) 159 · April 2025
Dominic Sanderson intervew (excerpts)
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Grant Moon: What your earliest memory of prog music?
Dominic Sanderson: My mum and dad have exceptional taste in music. Dad is a massive prog fan, and I remember sitting in the school locker rooms listening to Dream Theater on repeat through my headphones – they were my gateway to prog rock. From there, I found the 70s acts that I’m more influenced by nowadays.
GM: What’s the first prog album you bought?
DS: I think it was Dream Theater’s Images And Words. At the time, it was like holding the Holy Grail, but I’m less interested in them and prog metal, these days.
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GM: What was your first prog gig?
DS: Dream Theater in 2017 at the O2 Apollo in Manchester. It was very loud – a sensational assault on the ears that left them ringing for days.