The most bizarre occurrence has to be when I dislocated my wrist during a show in Germany in 1997. — Mike Portnoy Bizarre Copy Share Image
It's nice when somebody says that you're their 'favorite' drummer. — Mike Portnoy Drummer Copy Share Image
I spent my life's work doing what I did in Dream Theater for 25 years, so I'm proud of that. — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I love when people know me from things other than Dream Theater. — Mike Portnoy Dream Copy Share Image
Billy Sheehan has always been my number one favorite bass player of all time. — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
When you're putting together a concept album, it's all about the flow and the story. — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
After I wrote 'The Best Of Times' for my dad and after I completed the '12 Steps Suite' with Dream Theater, I… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I'm a music fan first and foremost. I can find the beauty in Jellyfish and U2 just as much as Opeth and… — Mike Portnoy Beauty Copy Share Image
I wanted to completely honor The REV and pay tribute to him and carry on the legacy that he intended with this… — Mike Portnoy Honor Copy Share Image
With Dream Theater, every creative aspect of the group went through me. I oversaw it all from top to bottom. — Mike Portnoy Creative 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 Adrenaline Copy Share Image
I've known Russell Allen for over a decade now, and I've always thought he was a very underrated singer. He has one… — 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
When I first came out with the Winery Dogs, I had a Bonham set-up. That was such a departure from the huge… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
One of the biggest misconceptions was, after I left Dream Theater, I went off and did, like, five different bands and side… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I remember waking up Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, to my wife telling me to put on the TV because I wasn't going… — 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
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
With Dream Theater live, I may have been a bit of a focal point because I absolutely live for the energy on… — Mike Portnoy Dream 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
I am - you know, I'm getting to do everything I've ever wanted to do, anything my imagination can think up. I'm… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I'd rather be entertained and go to a show and watch a drummer and have somebody that makes me actually smile. So… — Mike Portnoy Ability Copy Share Image
I find myself a much happier person when I turn off my computer and live my life. — Mike Portnoy Computers Copy Share Image
There are no prog elements to Adrenaline Mob; it's very song-oriented, with shredding and grooves. — Mike Portnoy Adrenaline Copy Share Image
I could be just as happy playing a Beatles song as I am when I'm thrashing out the double bass stuff with… — Mike Portnoy Adrenaline Copy Share Image
I don't care about technique. I have kind of been pigeonholed as a technical drummer since I was in Dream Theater for… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
Some of my heroes are John Bonham, Keith Moon, Neil Peart, Ringo Starr, Terry Bozzio, Bill Bruford... The list goes on and… — Mike Portnoy Heroes Copy Share Image
There's been a lot of crossing paths with the Yes camp over the years for me. The first one was when Dream… — Mike Portnoy Dream Copy Share Image
You can put me in front of any kit, and it is a fun thing to have to adapt. It inspires me… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I see the headlines on Blabbermouth, and the fans are saying, 'Why is he always talking about Dream Theater?' I'm not talking… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I love the Dream Theater guys dearly and have a long history, friendship, and bond that runs incredibly deep with them -… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I've always had lots of side projects in my life, but what's exciting for me is knowing that Adrenaline Mob is bigger… — Mike Portnoy Adrenaline Copy Share Image
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,… — Mike Portnoy Drummer Copy Share Image
There's the drums, the music, the melodies, the lyrics, the production, the artwork: there are so many elements to making an album,… — Mike Portnoy Drumming Copy Share Image
It's been an incredible experience, playing with Twisted Sister, Stone Sour, Avenged Sevenfold, jamming with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, and the… — Mike Portnoy Ace Copy Share Image
Normally, when I write the setlist for a Dream Theater show, I'll change it up every night, and we can basically play… — Mike Portnoy Change Copy Share Image
After I left Dream Theater, and I was doing Avenged Sevenfold, Twisted Sister... all these other things, I made a lot of… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
