Well... not really, but instead of being yet another "idea guy" stuck in Glenn's craw... I thought I'd just post this segment of an interview with Mark Jansen. Sam Grant conducted the interview for SC.
Mark: We really want to play everywhere, even South Africa. If we get an offer to play in South Africa, well fly to South Africa, but the country I really want to play is Brazil, its been a wish of mine from my youth. Also Chile. It seems that people really go crazy over there. Already they go crazy in Brazil, but in Chile its amazing.
Sam: What about America? Have you any interest in playing over there?
Mark: America itself?
Yves: The United States!
Sam: Sorry, I should say the United States of America. I have a friend whos Mexican and apparently over there you have to specify the United States because you insult people who are from South America. So yes, the United States.
Mark: Well, if we got an offer from the United States then we would want to play there. ...
http://www.soniccathedral.com/int_epica.htm
Mark: We really want to play everywhere, even South Africa. If we get an offer to play in South Africa, well fly to South Africa, but the country I really want to play is Brazil, its been a wish of mine from my youth. Also Chile. It seems that people really go crazy over there. Already they go crazy in Brazil, but in Chile its amazing.
Sam: What about America? Have you any interest in playing over there?
Mark: America itself?
Yves: The United States!
Sam: Sorry, I should say the United States of America. I have a friend whos Mexican and apparently over there you have to specify the United States because you insult people who are from South America. So yes, the United States.
Mark: Well, if we got an offer from the United States then we would want to play there. ...
http://www.soniccathedral.com/int_epica.htm