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Dream Theater's Mangini Happy To Be A Team Player

09/12/2014
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(TeamRock Radio) Mike Mangini says he's happy being a team player and that he learned to "keep quiet" while recording Dream Theater's last album. They released their self-titled record in 2013, the band's 12th studio outing, and the drummer insists that because he's surrounded by such good musicians, he was happy to leave them to it and offer a support role through the recording process.

He tells Wikimetal: "I just wanted to be a team member they could count on - somebody that, if you passed me the ball, I had a chance of making a good play.

"I think one of the most important things for me was support, being quiet so that some of the other guys could expand an idea without being interrupted too much.

"So my experience was very sacrificial. I had a lot of ideas melodically, but sometimes I just learned to keep my mouth shut. Sometimes it works out way better that I keep quiet, and other times I think I have ideas that were valuable.

"I just wanna be part of the team." More from the interview here.

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