The second OSI album marked the conclusion of Mike’s involvement with the project and he was clearly both disappointed and frustrated with Kevin Moore’s approach. Realizing that even in the role of session drummer he couldn’t work with the keyboard player, he made it clear that he wouldn’t be even vaguely interested in contributing to any further releases. “I honestly went in there with an open mind and I was truly excited to work with Kevin again,” he sighs. “I was hoping that it was going to be a great experience. But it ended up being more of the same old shit that it was when he left Dream Theater. Basically when I’m making music with other people, I want it to be fun and I want it to put a smile on my face. At the end of the day, making those records with Kevin wasn’t fun. He’s not a fun person to work with. He’s a very depressing and stubborn personality and there’s no reason in my life or my career that I need to subject myself to that sort of personality.