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> [You don't have to be a great drummer to be the most important guy in the band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/you-don-t-have-to-be-a-great-drummer-to-be-the-most-important-guy-in/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

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> [Every band goes through breakups or splits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/every-band-goes-through-breakups-or-splits/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/mike-portnoy-5256_band_every-band-goes-through-breakups-or-spli_158049.jpg)

> [To me, a great drummer isn't always about somebody with chops who can shred. A great drummer is someone who is part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/to-me-a-great-drummer-isn-t-always-about-somebody-with-chops-who-can/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/mike-portnoy-5256_always_to-me-a-great-drummer-isn-t-always-about_2837792.jpg)

> [I'm very proud of the album I made with Adrenaline Mob, and I think that there was really a great chemistry there;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-m-very-proud-of-the-album-i-made-with-adrenaline-mob-and-i-think/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/mike-portnoy-5256_adrenaline_i-m-very-proud-of-the-album-i-made-with_737785.jpg)

> [I think it's important for a young musician to stick with a band for a while and really work with a band…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-think-it-s-important-for-a-young-musician-to-stick-with-a-band-for/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/591/mike-portnoy-5256_band_i-think-it-s-important-for-a-young-music_867395.jpg)

> [I don't think I was ever meant to be tied down to one band for the rest of my life, playing one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-don-t-think-i-was-ever-meant-to-be-tied-down-to-one-band-for-the/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/mike-portnoy-5256_band_i-don-t-think-i-was-ever-meant-to-be-tie_1698776.jpg)

> [One of the reasons I needed to leave Dream Theater was because I didn't want to end my career as just the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/one-of-the-reasons-i-needed-to-leave-dream-theater-was-because-i-didn/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ab/mike-portnoy-5256_band_one-of-the-reasons-i-needed-to-leave-dre_307034.jpg)

> [I think if there's any one band that every member of Sons of Apollo has been influenced by, I think Van Halen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-think-if-there-s-any-one-band-that-every-member-of-sons-of-apollo/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/mike-portnoy-5256_apollo_i-think-if-there-s-any-one-band-that-eve_2190655.jpg)

> [In all of my years in this business, I've always been part of either a progressive band or a metal band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/in-all-of-my-years-in-this-business-i-ve-always-been-part-of-either-a/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab0/mike-portnoy-5256_always_in-all-of-my-years-in-this-business-i-ve_1951405.jpg)

> [I don't like when I see bands that are just a memory of what they used to be, and there's a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-don-t-like-when-i-see-bands-that-are-just-a-memory-of-what-they/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1d/mike-portnoy-5256_band_i-don-t-like-when-i-see-bands-that-are-j_2153732.jpg)

> [The reality is, when I'm sitting in a hotel room at 3 in the morning, and I see something on the Internet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/the-reality-is-when-i-m-sitting-in-a-hotel-room-at-3-in-the-morning/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/081/mike-portnoy-5256_band_the-reality-is-when-i-m-sitting-in-a-hot_1422626.jpg)

> [With the Neal Morse Band, we're doing progressive music with a harder edge; it's a little more in Dream Theater territory for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/with-the-neal-morse-band-we-re-doing-progressive-music-with-a-harder/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f8/mike-portnoy-5256_band_with-the-neal-morse-band-we-re-doing-pro_771045.jpg)

> [I really do care what people think, and I revolved my whole career and all the twenty five years with Dream Theater...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-really-do-care-what-people-think-and-i-revolved-my-whole-career-and/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c8/mike-portnoy-5256_band_i-really-do-care-what-people-think-and-i_1461433.jpg)

> [I absolutely am not the 'de facto front man' in The Mob - that title surely goes to Russell Allen, who is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-absolutely-am-not-the-de-facto-front-man-in-the-mob-that-title/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

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## Other authors on Band

## More by Mike Portnoy

> [My lesson would be to not sell yourself to anybody else and stay true to yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/my-lesson-would-be-to-not-sell-yourself-to-anybody-else-and-stay-true/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [I love playing drums and helping out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-love-playing-drums-and-helping-out/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [One of the biggest misconceptions was, after I left Dream Theater, I went off and did, like, five different bands and side projects. Everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/one-of-the-biggest-misconceptions-was-after-i-left-dream-theater-i/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [I don't even like doing drum solos live; to me, it's like, 'Ehhh.' It doesn't really interest me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-don-t-even-like-doing-drum-solos-live-to-me-it-s-like-ehhh-it-doesn/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [Every band goes through breakups or splits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/every-band-goes-through-breakups-or-splits/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [I am looking forward to working with the great staff of Loud & Proud Records, some of whom I worked very closely with during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-the-great-staff-of-loud-proud/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-m-a-music-fan-first-and-foremost-i-can-find-the-beauty-in-jellyfish/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [I'm a very sentimental guy; I'm a very nostalgic guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-m-a-very-sentimental-guy-i-m-a-very-nostalgic-guy/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/it-s-all-about-the-music-and-i-work-as-hard-as-i-do-strictly-because/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/one-of-the-reasons-i-needed-to-leave-dream-theater-was-because-i-didn/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [I have no interest in playing 'perfect.' To me, it's more about being an entertainer. Having a connection with the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-have-no-interest-in-playing-perfect-to-me-it-s-more-about-being-an/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-am-you-know-i-m-getting-to-do-everything-i-ve-ever-wanted-to-do/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-could-be-just-as-happy-playing-a-beatles-song-as-i-am-when-i-m/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-see-the-headlines-on-blabbermouth-and-the-fans-are-saying-why-is-he/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

> [Flying Colors is more alternative pop with a prog edge. Think the Beatles meets U2 meets Muse and Foo Fighters. It is the opposite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/flying-colors-is-more-alternative-pop-with-a-prog-edge-think-the/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

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