We used to rehearse and that's where the roots of Dream Theater formed. Y'know, we used to play cover songs and jam to [Iron] Maiden and stuff but we were writing songs and it was this metal, loud style and… — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
![“We used to rehearse and that's where the roots of Dream Theater formed. Y'know, we used to play cover songs and jam to [Iron] Maiden and stuff but we were writing songs and it was this metal, loud style and we'd constantly get knocks on our door, because the rehearsal rooms were right next door to…” quote by John Petrucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3df/john-petrucci-2141_cover-songs_we-used-to-rehearse-and-that-s-where-the_2493514.jpg)