James LaBrie interview (excerpt)

Asked about the band’s longevity and continued success, LaBrie said: “I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that we’ve been relentless as far as touring, and that has been our biggest promotional tool, along with being with labels that understood us and especially now with Roadrunner, who are on top of who and what we are and what we represent and what we’re trying to achieve and realizing that it’s not just something you throw out to radio and you hope that it’s going to hit; there’s much more to making a band like Dream Theater successful. I still think one of the most powerful tools for the band is the fact that we do tour like we do and that we have an incredible fan base worldwide and we go get the support from various means, like what I’m doing right here and magazines and the Internet and word of mouth. But it’s been quite the ride, and it’s been with a lot of work, but we do realize that we’re in a very fortunate situation and the success we have is something that we cannot take lightly.”