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title: "102 Mike Portnoy Quotes - Famous Drummer"
description: "Mike Portnoy quotes on authenticity, drumming, and music appreciation."
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# Mike Portnoy

(1967)   Drummer

 **102** quotes in **353** categories

Mike Portnoy warns against selling yourself to anyone and staying true to who you are. He explains that he loves playing drums but doesn’t enjoy doing drum solos on stage. He also says he is a music fan who finds beauty in bands from Jellyfish to Opeth, and that every band eventually faces breakups.

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Mike Portnoy is a drummer.

## Quick Facts About Mike Portnoy

Born April 20, 1967

Profession Drummer

## About Mike Portnoy

Michael Stephen Portnoy is an American drummer best known for his work with Dream Theater, where he also performed backing vocals and helped found the band.

##  Quotes by Mike Portnoy

> [I always follow my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-always-follow-my-heart/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/mike-portnoy-5256_always_i-always-follow-my-heart-2131676_2131676.jpg)

> [I was always very extroverted and loud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-was-always-very-extroverted-and-loud/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/mike-portnoy-5256_always_i-was-always-very-extroverted-and-loud-3_3096340.jpg)

> [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)

> [I'm very outgoing, an extrovert, a control freak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-m-very-outgoing-an-extrovert-a-control-freak/)

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

[Control](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/control/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99d/mike-portnoy-5256_control_i-m-very-outgoing-an-extrovert-a-control_1707504.jpg)

> [My love for Yes is pretty well-documented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/my-love-for-yes-is-pretty-well-documented/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fd/mike-portnoy-5256_documented_my-love-for-yes-is-pretty-well-documente_2264391.jpg)

> [I need to be creative all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-need-to-be-creative-all-the-time/)

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

[Creative](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creative/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca6/mike-portnoy-5256_creative_i-need-to-be-creative-all-the-time-25545_2554564.jpg)

> [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/)

[Drums](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drums/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/mike-portnoy-5256_drums_i-love-playing-drums-and-helping-out-474_47481.jpg)

> [I have no desire to write lyrics with Adrenaline Mob.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-have-no-desire-to-write-lyrics-with-adrenaline-mob/)

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

[Adrenaline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adrenaline/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/mike-portnoy-5256_adrenaline_i-have-no-desire-to-write-lyrics-with-ad_3080794.jpg)

> [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/)

[Lesson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lesson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd8/mike-portnoy-5256_lesson_my-lesson-would-be-to-not-sell-yourself_16649.jpg)

> [Life is too short for resentments, and I always forgive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/life-is-too-short-for-resentments-and-i-always-forgive/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb2/mike-portnoy-5256_always_life-is-too-short-for-resentments-and-i_991737.jpg)

> [To me, there's way more to being a good drummer than precision and technique.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/to-me-there-s-way-more-to-being-a-good-drummer-than-precision-and/)

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

[Drummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/497/mike-portnoy-5256_drummer_to-me-there-s-way-more-to-being-a-good-d_1861102.jpg)

> [I don't think there's such a thing as a 'best' drummer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-don-t-think-there-s-such-a-thing-as-a-best-drummer/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/mike-portnoy-5256_best_i-don-t-think-there-s-such-a-thing-as-a_2001597.jpg)

> [The most bizarre occurrence has to be when I dislocated my wrist during a show in Germany in 1997.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/the-most-bizarre-occurrence-has-to-be-when-i-dislocated-my-wrist/)

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

[Bizarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bizarre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edf/mike-portnoy-5256_bizarre_the-most-bizarre-occurrence-has-to-be-wh_2401799.jpg)

> [It's nice when somebody says that you're their 'favorite' drummer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/it-s-nice-when-somebody-says-that-you-re-their-favorite-drummer/)

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

[Drummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/mike-portnoy-5256_drummer_it-s-nice-when-somebody-says-that-you-re_2365000.jpg)

> [I spent my life's work doing what I did in Dream Theater for 25 years, so I'm proud of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-spent-my-life-s-work-doing-what-i-did-in-dream-theater-for-25-years/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/mike-portnoy-5256_doing_i-spent-my-life-s-work-doing-what-i-did_1069169.jpg)

> [I love the Dream Theater guys dearly and have a long history, friendship, and bond that runs incredibly deep with them -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-love-the-dream-theater-guys-dearly-and-have-a-long-history/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/mike-portnoy-5256_deep_i-love-the-dream-theater-guys-dearly-and_1104739.jpg)

> [I've always had lots of side projects in my life, but what's exciting for me is knowing that Adrenaline Mob is bigger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-ve-always-had-lots-of-side-projects-in-my-life-but-what-s-exciting/)

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

[Adrenaline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adrenaline/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/mike-portnoy-5256_adrenaline_i-ve-always-had-lots-of-side-projects-in_2057258.jpg)

> [I don't want people to think that I think I'm this great drummer because, to me, I'm just a kid playing drums,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-don-t-want-people-to-think-that-i-think-i-m-this-great-drummer/)

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

[Drummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/mike-portnoy-5256_drummer_i-don-t-want-people-to-think-that-i-thin_2901141.jpg)

> [There's the drums, the music, the melodies, the lyrics, the production, the artwork: there are so many elements to making an album,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/there-s-the-drums-the-music-the-melodies-the-lyrics-the-production/)

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

[Drumming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drumming/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/410/mike-portnoy-5256_drumming_there-s-the-drums-the-music-the-melodies_1036210.jpg)

> [Normally, when I write the setlist for a Dream Theater show, I'll change it up every night, and we can basically play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/normally-when-i-write-the-setlist-for-a-dream-theater-show-i-ll/)

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

[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/mike-portnoy-5256_change_normally-when-i-write-the-setlist-for-a_3158968.jpg)

> [After I left Dream Theater, and I was doing Avenged Sevenfold, Twisted Sister... all these other things, I made a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/after-i-left-dream-theater-and-i-was-doing-avenged-sevenfold-twisted/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/mike-portnoy-5256_avenged-sevenfold_after-i-left-dream-theater-and-i-was-doi_3042289.jpg)

> [It's been an incredible experience, playing with Twisted Sister, Stone Sour, Avenged Sevenfold, jamming with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/it-s-been-an-incredible-experience-playing-with-twisted-sister-stone/)

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

[Ace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ace/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/mike-portnoy-5256_ace_it-s-been-an-incredible-experience-playi_997466.jpg)

> [I have so much gratitude that I get to do this for a living and that I actually have fans who come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-have-so-much-gratitude-that-i-get-to-do-this-for-a-living-and-that/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf3/mike-portnoy-5256_come_i-have-so-much-gratitude-that-i-get-to-d_1015880.jpg)

> [With Dream Theater live, I may have been a bit of a focal point because I absolutely live for the energy on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/with-dream-theater-live-i-may-have-been-a-bit-of-a-focal-point/)

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

[Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/mike-portnoy-5256_dream_with-dream-theater-live-i-may-have-been_1284574.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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/mike-portnoy-5256_band_i-absolutely-am-not-the-de-facto-front-m_1322057.jpg)

> [I am - you know, I'm getting to do everything I've ever wanted to do, anything my imagination can think up. I'm…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c75/mike-portnoy-5256_i-am_i-am-you-know-i-m-getting-to-do-everythi_358030.jpg)

> [When sequencing an album, you kind of have to look at it like you're making a movie with different acts, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/when-sequencing-an-album-you-kind-of-have-to-look-at-it-like-you-re/)

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

[Album](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/album/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/mike-portnoy-5256_album_when-sequencing-an-album-you-kind-of-hav_2254809.jpg)

> [I'd rather be entertained and go to a show and watch a drummer and have somebody that makes me actually smile. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-d-rather-be-entertained-and-go-to-a-show-and-watch-a-drummer-and/)

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

[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/mike-portnoy-5256_ability_i-d-rather-be-entertained-and-go-to-a-sh_3214295.jpg)

> [We kind of established in Sons of Apollo right from the get go that it would be a very collaborative process musically,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/we-kind-of-established-in-sons-of-apollo-right-from-the-get-go-that/)

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

[Apollo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/mike-portnoy-5256_apollo_we-kind-of-established-in-sons-of-apollo_541108.jpg)

> [Any time I say anything about Dream Theater... Honestly, I'd rather not talk about it. Because no matter what I say, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/any-time-i-say-anything-about-dream-theater-honestly-i-d-rather-not/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/mike-portnoy-5256_anything_any-time-i-say-anything-about-dream-thea_883207.jpg)

> [I am looking forward to working with the great staff of Loud & Proud Records, some of whom I worked very closely…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7f/mike-portnoy-5256_dream-theater_i-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-the_196870.jpg)

> [I love when people know me from things other than Dream Theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-love-when-people-know-me-from-things-other-than-dream-theater/)

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

[Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a77/mike-portnoy-5256_dream_i-love-when-people-know-me-from-things-o_1390740.jpg)

> [If you're not gonna be happy, then it's not worth doing anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/if-you-re-not-gonna-be-happy-then-it-s-not-worth-doing-anything/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/153/mike-portnoy-5256_anything_if-you-re-not-gonna-be-happy-then-it-s-n_2247551.jpg)

> [Billy Sheehan has always been my number one favorite bass player of all time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/billy-sheehan-has-always-been-my-number-one-favorite-bass-player-of/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/mike-portnoy-5256_always_billy-sheehan-has-always-been-my-number_1461752.jpg)

> [I find myself a much happier person when I turn off my computer and live my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-find-myself-a-much-happier-person-when-i-turn-off-my-computer-and/)

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

[Computers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/mike-portnoy-5256_computers_i-find-myself-a-much-happier-person-when_2570684.jpg)

> [When you're putting together a concept album, it's all about the flow and the story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/when-you-re-putting-together-a-concept-album-it-s-all-about-the-flow/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/mike-portnoy-5256_about_when-you-re-putting-together-a-concept-a_2073450.jpg)

> [There are no prog elements to Adrenaline Mob; it's very song-oriented, with shredding and grooves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/there-are-no-prog-elements-to-adrenaline-mob-it-s-very-song-oriented/)

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

[Adrenaline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adrenaline/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7f/mike-portnoy-5256_adrenaline_there-are-no-prog-elements-to-adrenaline_2018788.jpg)

> [I'd just like to be remembered as a huge music lover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-d-just-like-to-be-remembered-as-a-huge-music-lover/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/mike-portnoy-5256_like_i-d-just-like-to-be-remembered-as-a-huge_1228313.jpg)

> [Richie Kotzen is such an unbelievable talent as a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/richie-kotzen-is-such-an-unbelievable-talent-as-a-vocalist-guitarist/)

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

[Guitarist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guitarist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/mike-portnoy-5256_guitarist_richie-kotzen-is-such-an-unbelievable-ta_791009.jpg)

> [I usually have three to four bands a year going at any given point.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-usually-have-three-to-four-bands-a-year-going-at-any-given-point/)

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

[Bands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bands/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/mike-portnoy-5256_bands_i-usually-have-three-to-four-bands-a-yea_2448248.jpg)

## Mike Portnoy by topic

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