You don't have to be a great drummer to be the most important guy in the band. — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
To me, a great drummer isn't always about somebody with chops who can shred. A great drummer is someone who is part… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of the album I made with Adrenaline Mob, and I think that there was really a great chemistry there;… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I think it's important for a young musician to stick with a band for a while and really work with a band… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I don't think I was ever meant to be tied down to one band for the rest of my life, playing one… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I needed to leave Dream Theater was because I didn't want to end my career as just the… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I think if there's any one band that every member of Sons of Apollo has been influenced by, I think Van Halen… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
In all of my years in this business, I've always been part of either a progressive band or a metal band. — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I don't like when I see bands that are just a memory of what they used to be, and there's a few… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
The reality is, when I'm sitting in a hotel room at 3 in the morning, and I see something on the Internet… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
With the Neal Morse Band, we're doing progressive music with a harder edge; it's a little more in Dream Theater territory for… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I really do care what people think, and I revolved my whole career and all the twenty five years with Dream Theater...… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I absolutely am not the 'de facto front man' in The Mob - that title surely goes to Russell Allen, who is… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
My lesson would be to not sell yourself to anybody else and stay true to yourself. — Mike Portnoy Copy Share
One of the biggest misconceptions was, after I left Dream Theater, I went off and did, like, five different bands and side projects. Everyone… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share
I don't even like doing drum solos live; to me, it's like, 'Ehhh.' It doesn't really interest me. — Mike Portnoy Copy Share
I am looking forward to working with the great staff of Loud & Proud Records, some of whom I worked very closely with during… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share
I'm a music fan first and foremost. I can find the beauty in Jellyfish and U2 just as much as Opeth and Lamb of… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share
It's all about the music, and I work as hard as I do strictly because of the music. It's not a money thing; it's… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share
One of the reasons I needed to leave Dream Theater was because I didn't want to end my career as just the drummer in… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share
I have no interest in playing 'perfect.' To me, it's more about being an entertainer. Having a connection with the audience. — Mike Portnoy Copy Share
I am - you know, I'm getting to do everything I've ever wanted to do, anything my imagination can think up. I'm getting to… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share
I could be just as happy playing a Beatles song as I am when I'm thrashing out the double bass stuff with Adrenaline Mob. — Mike Portnoy Copy Share
I see the headlines on Blabbermouth, and the fans are saying, 'Why is he always talking about Dream Theater?' I'm not talking about Dream… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share
Flying Colors is more alternative pop with a prog edge. Think the Beatles meets U2 meets Muse and Foo Fighters. It is the opposite… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share
