Band Quote by Joe Satriani

First and foremost, with everybody we wanted to see if they can pull off the songs, play them correctly, and that they it felt…

— John Petrucci

Everyone knows Mike Portnoy's reputation. He's a great drummer, and he helped us out in a great time of need. He really helped us…

— Johnny Christ

I AM IN LOVE WITH MIKE. MY STUDENT :) HUGS~~~~~~~ XOXOXOXO~

— Ma Nang

Michael Sunday and I are the original members of the band. We first did it just for charities and benefit concerts. It was very…

— Peter Tork

We auditioned a lot of great drummers; every one of them was world class. We had a lot of fun playing with each of…

— John Petrucci

Mike Patton is my mentor, and he releases two to five records a year with many different bands, and he gets stuff done.

— Hank Williams III

Mike is the craziest person. He's scattered; he's all over the place. When you hold him down and tell him, 'This is what you're…

— Ad-Rock

The real Mike is somebody who is a positive person, a generous person. A loyal person. Somebody that's gonna help you if you call…

— Michael Sorrentino

Jeff and Mike had taken drum lessons at a young age. When the Beatles came out in '64, we all wanted to play guitar.

— Steve Porcaro

In the beginning of 'Jersey Shore,' for sure, that was the real Mike. That's the Mike that I know, that's the Mike I love.…

— Michael Sorrentino

But Mike was like a Bjork song-all happy and giddy and fun on the surface, but bubbling with turmoil and pain underneath.

— Sara Shepard

It was always the singer that was the front man, but Mike stood there and played piano and keyboards. He had a great voice…

— Dave Clark