Dream Theater Member Reveals You Can Get Fined For Trying To Sell A Grammy

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Earlier this year progressive metal act Dream Theater was awarded a Grammy for “Best Metal Performance.”

Among the likes of Mastodon, Rob Zombie, Deftones, and Gojira, Dream Theater’s “Alien” was nominated for “Best Metal Performance,” and it won! “Alien” is one of the songs off the band’s 2021 studio album, A View from the Top of the World.

Band singer James LaBrie was recently interviewed on The Heavy Hooks Show and was asked about winning this award; in speaking about the Grammy the band won, he ended up sharing a really fascinating piece of insight.

Said insight is that, when someone wins a Grammy, they have to sign a contract that warns them of being fined if they are caught selling their award. Honestly, it is hilarious as fuck imagining someone winning a Grammy and then trying to sell it.

James brings this insight up after making a joke that he has “sold” his Grammy online. Here is what the Dream Theater singer had to say about the contract involved with winning a Grammy:

“Do you know you have to sign a waiver? Did you know that? They send you a contract – or whatever, a document – and you have to sign it. And within that document, the literature reads that if you are ever… because what they do, there is a serial number with each Grammy, obviously. And if it’s found that you sold that particular Grammy, you will be fined. Severely.”

James could not confirm the cost of such a fine. LaBrie then goes on to talk about how winning a Grammy is something to be proud of, and questions why one would want to sell their award.

Again, that is so surreal to hear that the Grammys will fine someone if they want to sell their award.

What do you make of this legal clause? Does it sound ridiculous to you?

What do you make of Dream Theater’s “Alien” winning “Best Metal Performance” at the Grammys? You can check out the full interview with James LaBrie below.

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