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 tend to like the heavier things, especially live on stage. I need that energy and interaction and feeling the audience. — Mike Portnoy Audience 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
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'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
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'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
People always say to me, 'Well, how can a marriage last when you're away as much as you are?' And I always… — Mike Portnoy Absence Copy Share Image
When you're making this kind of music, you don't need a producer. If you're making pop albums or trying to write hit… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
To me, the most important tool is not a physical or a technical one. It's more of a cerebral one. It's your… — Mike Portnoy Brain 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
