DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS: 'Dreams Can Definitely Come True'

September 14, 2010

Sterling Whitaker and Jeb Wright of "Long Live Rock" recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. (Note: The interview was conducted before the announcement that drummer Mike Portnoy was leaving DREAM THEATER.)

Rudess is one of the most celebrated keyboardists in the world today. As a member of DREAM THEATER since 1999, he is in the enviable position of being in not only one of the most musically respected, but also the most successful progressive rock band of his era. But before that he was just another struggling musician, and in an interview with "Long Live Rock" on Blog Talk Radio, Rudess reflected on the strange journey that took him from the audience to the stage.

"Many years ago I went to see THE DREGS play," Rudess recalled. "This was before my career was doing anything. I remember looking at this drummer [Rod Morgenstein] and thinking, 'This drummer is so amazing. It would be so incredible to have him one day play on my music.' But I was just a fan in the audience. As a matter of fact, I didn't even have a good seat. I was way in the back.

"Fast forward a few years later and I'm getting a call from the manager of THE DREGS asking me about the possibility of doing a gig with them," the keyboardist said. "Next thing you know I'm at Steve Morse's house in Florida, and I'm going through stuff with Steve, and then in walks Rod. And next thing you know I'm doing this gig with THE DREGS, and Rod and I become the best of friends. Fast forward a little bit from there, and I'm doing a very unusual album, the RUDESS/MORGENSTEIN PROJECT. It's kind of like a dream come true. Weird stuff can happen. Dreams can definitely come true."

DREAM THEATER recently wrapped up a long world tour, and Rudess is currently working on a classical piece for piano and orchestra that he hopes to debut this fall. Meanwhile his app Morphwiz is up for an award at the Billboard Awards in October, and DREAM THEATER will start a new album in January.

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