John Petrucci : (3) " Seeing Rush the first time was huge for me. That was my favorite band and I couldn’t believe they were actually in the same building as me. I was totally freaking out when the show started and when they started to play it was almost like cartoon characters coming to life. I couldn’t get my head around the fact that it was really them. " - John Petrucci " 2112′ basically set the course for my musical career and how I approached Dream Theater. " - John Petrucci " A violin neck is much smaller than the guitar’s, so it’s much easier to play wide intervals on one violin string. On the guitar, you really have to stretch to play them. " - John Petrucci