Blistering.com: Definitely. It must have been very cool for you to have an opportunity to really experiment with music and all these different soundscapes.

Portnoy: Yeah, for me this is something completely different from anything else I’ve done, so it’s cool in that respect to me.

Blistering.com: Was there an instant chemistry with this band?

Portnoy: Well, he already had existing relationships. Obviously Kevin and I have a very long history together. Jim and I were friends were for a very long time. Jim and Kevin had worked together on the last few Fates Warning albums so, yeah each of us already had chemistry together and we already knew what making music together was gonna be like. It was just a matter of actually doing it, really.

>>暫無可能有OSI的巡迴演唱會，目前是以studio project存在(原因最後會提到...)
Blistering.com: Will you be touring with O.S.I.?

Portnoy: There are no plans for it. Right now it’s a studio project and where it goes from here is anyone’s guess. We’ll see.

>>Portnoy協助Fates Warning主唱John Arch灌錄個人專輯
Blistering.com: You’re also just finished up a project with John Arch (Fates Warning). This is his first album in fifteen years or something. Tell me about that project.

Portnoy: It’s a two-song EP. John was always one of my favorite singers, I absolutley love his style. I just think its so unique and original. He had been in retirement for the past fifteen years or so and now he finally decided to come out and do something. For me, it was an honor just to be asked to play on it cause I just love his voice and his style.

Blistering.com: Does Arch’s still got it? Does he still have that voice?

Portnoy: Oh, man. He sounds incredible.

>>2003年計畫焦點...Dream Theater本身，DT出專輯的的間隔都是2-3年之間(所以無OSI巡迴...)
Blistering.com: So, you’ve been very busy. You have O.S.I. The John Arch project, you do Drum Clinic’s all across the country. What’s next for you?

Portnoy: I’m gonna get back to Dream Theater in a couple of weeks and that will be my focus for the coming year. Making a new record and then hitting the road after that happens. I’ve had a little time off and have done some various projects here and there, but my focus is back on Dream Theater and we’ll what happens.

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