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Mike Portnoy

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Progressive Metal

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27 апр 2025 :	MIKE PORTNOY Breaks Down Tama “Dream Monster” Kit
23 янв 2025 :	MIKE PORTNOY On NICKO MCBRAIN's Retirement: 'It's Sad For Me To See Him Having To Struggle To Make Such A Heavy Decision'
7 окт 2024 :	DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE PORTNOY Breaks Down AVENGED SEVENFOLD's "Nightmare"In New Playthrough Video
13 авг 2024 :	Watch MIKE PORTNOY Break Down DREAM THEATER Classic "6:00"
1 авг 2024 :	Watch MIKE PORTNOY Perform DREAM THEATER's "Finally Free" Outro For Drumeo
27 май 2024 :	MIKE PORTNOY Learns How To Play TOOL's "Pneuma" - "This Makes DREAM THEATER Sound Like WEEZER" (Video)
25 мар 2024 :	MIKE PORTNOY Performs DREAM THEATER's "Panic Attack" For Drumeo (Video)
12 фев 2024 :	Watch Pro-Shot Video Of MIKE PORTNOY Performing RUSH's 'YYZ' At 'Bubba Bash 2024'
26 янв 2024 :	DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE PORTNOY Breaks Down "The Dance Of Eternity" In New Video
25 дек 2023 :	Watch: MIKE PORTNOY Plays DREAM THEATER's 'Pull Me Under' For First Time In More Than 13 Years
8 окт 2023 :	Watch: MIKE PORTNOY Performs With BLUE THUNDER Drumline At SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Game
21 фев 2023 :	MIKE PORTNOY: 'You Don't Really Need A Record Label To Get Your Music Out There'
13 фев 2023 :	MIKE PORTNOY's Advice To Young Drummers: 'Play With Other Musicians' And 'Write Music Of Your Own'
6 фев 2023 :	MIKE PORTNOY Says He Is 'Always Open' To Playing With DREAM THEATER Again
25 янв 2023 :	MIKE PORTNOY Says He Is 'The Worst' When It Comes To His Exercise Regimen On The Road: 'I'm So Out Of Shape'
28 дек 2022 :	MIKE PORTNOY And 25-Year-Old Daughter Hold Fourth Annual 'Beatles: Name That Tune' Challenge (Video)
4 апр 2022 :	MIKE PORTNOY Tests Positive For COVID-19: 'This Sucks'
15 фев 2022 :	MIKE PORTNOY: Why 1980s Was A Better Decade For Heavy Metal Than 1990s
2 янв 2022 :	Drum Legend MIKE PORTNOY Takes On Daughter MELODY PORTNOY In Third Annual THE BEATLES Name That Tune Challenge (Video)
12 ноя 2021 :	Former DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE PORTNOY Looks Back On His Formative Years - "I Kind Of Was Modeling Myself Between KEITH MOON, NEIL PEART And LARS ULRICH"
3 окт 2021 :	MIKE PORTNOY Understands Bands' Reluctance To Tour During Pandemic: 'Is It Worth The Risk?'
10 авг 2021 :	MIKE PORTNOY And ALEX SKOLNICK Have A 'Bad Feeling' About COVID-19's Impact On Upcoming Tours
30 июл 2021 :	MIKE PORTNOY: JOEY JORDISON Was 'Was An Incredible Drummer' And 'A Great Guy'
27 янв 2021 :	MIKE PORTNOY Highlights SLAYER, TESTAMENT, SYMPHONY X, And More In New Vinyl Collection Episode
28 дек 2020 :	Drum Legend MIKE PORTNOY Takes On Daughter MELODY PORTNOY In THE BEATLES: Name That Tune Challenge Rematch (Video)
11 окт 2020 :	MIKE PORTNOY Celebrates JOHN LENNON's 80th Birthday With "Gimme Some Truth" Performance; Video

28 янв 2019

MIKE PORTNOY On Hypothetical Collaboration With RUSH's GEDDY LEE, ALEX LIFESON: 'I Would Do It In A Heartbeat'

Mike Portnoy says that he would play with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson "in a heartbeat" if he were ever asked to step in as the replacement for RUSH drummer Neil Peart.

Lee recently revealed that that not only is Peart done playing with RUSH, but he's done playing period.

Asked by Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" at last Wednesday's (Janaury 23) Hall Of Heavy Metal History event in Anaheim, California if he has had any talks with Lifeson and Lee about working with them on music in the future, Portnoy replied (see video below): "Not recently. I had a brief e-mail exchange with Alex, I think when Neil announced his retirement.

"The reality is, look, those guys are my heroes and Neil as well, obviously," Mike continued. "I would do it in a heartbeat if hypothetically it was ever asked. But I don't think in a million years it would ever happen without all three of them. And I love and respect and honor Neil so much, I would never wanna do anything without his blessing. But that being said, in a hypothetical world, if the call ever came, yeah, it would be a dream gig for me. Of course."

When Blair pointed out to Portnoy that a new Lee-Lifeson collaboration would not be called RUSH, making it easier for Mike to just "slip right in there," the drummer said: "Hey, I know the tunes. I've been playing 'em my whole life. In fact, I just did a really cool RUSH tribute. It's a steel drum tribute, with a pan drum orchestra of 50 different steel drummers and myself on drums and guitar and bass, and we recorded a bunch of RUSH songs, but with this 50-piece steel drum orchestra. It was really cool. That's gonna be coming out in the next couple of months."

RUSH has been completely inactive since completing the "R40 Live" tour more than three years ago. Peart was battling enormous physical pain through much of the trek, including a foot infection that made it agonizing for him to even walk.

Lifeson and Lee have repeatedly said that RUSH will never do a show unless all three musicians agree to take part. They haven't performed as RUSH without Peart since he joined the band in 1974.

For first six years of RUSH's existence, John Rutsey was behind the kit and he played on the band's self-titled debut LP.

Portnoy previously told "The Chainsaw Symphony" radio show that he understood why Lifeson, Peart and Lee would want to call it quits while they were still at the peak of their playing ability.

"I grew up with [RUSH] and I went through a huge RUSH phase in the mid-'80s, early '80s when I was a teenager," he said. "Neil was always my hero back then, and since then I'm honored that we've become good friends and I cherish that relationship. And I've stayed a RUSH fan through all these years.

"It's sad to see it end, but you've gotta respect that, because if they can't deliver, and if they are in physical pain and they can't deliver what fans wanna see, I respect that they would go out on top," Mike said. "I don't like when I see bands that are just a memory of what they used to be, and there's a few out there that I've seen recently that are still touring… I'm not gonna name them, but some of the members can barely play their parts, and then they have a lot of other members that weren't even originally in the band. So I don't know. I would rather see a band like RUSH go out on top and have all the good memories of what they're capable of."

MIKE PORTNOY On Hypothetical Collaboration With RUSH's GEDDY LEE, ALEX LIFESON: 'I Would Do It In A Heartbeat'

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