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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

22 ноя 2012

MIKE PORTNOY - "I Walked Away From DREAM THEATER Because Music And Relationships And Inspiration Are Way More Important To Me Than Money"

Drummer MIKE PORTNOY (ADRENALINE MOB, FLYING COLORS, ex-DREAM THEATER) is featured in a new interview with DRUM! Magazine. An excerpt is available below:
Leaving the band that he had been so closely associated with for so long was a huge risk money-wise. Touring is a lucrative game when you have a rabid fan base, even for a band with modest sales (the band wryly named its 2008 best-of collection Greatest Hit ... And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs). "If you compare Dream Theater to METALLICA and GUNS N' ROSES, yeah, we don't make that kind of money."

But with homes in two states, it's clear he created a comfortable living thanks to a devoted fan base that not only attended shows but would buy merchandise too. "I've seen absolutely ridiculous accusations online where people think I left Dream Theater to make money with AVENGED SEVENFOLD or to make more money doing more commercial music," he says. "That could not be further from the truth. I was very secure with the world I had in Dream Theater and I could have just rode that out and been secure probably the rest of my career. But I walked away from that because music and relationships and inspiration are way more important to me than money."

Besides, his endorsement deals remain fully intact. With few exceptions, it's more effective for gear makers to hitch their brand to a popular band than a middling one, no matter how stellar its drummer. Portnoy is that rare exception. "When I left Dream Theater, every one of those endorsement companies was fully supportive of Mike Portnoy. They weren't in the Dream Theater business, they were in the Mike Portnoy business, and were behind whatever I chose to do."

Go to this location for the complete story.

Portnoy recently issued the following message:

"A message to all of the South American promoters I have worked with in the past: I miss my South American fans! All throughout 2012, I have toured extensively in the US, Europe and Asia but have yet to have any offers to tour in South America. My last three shows in Brazil were as 'Special Guest drummer' (with AVENGED SEVENFOLD in 2010, STONE SOUR in 2011, and FATES WARNING in 2012). I really would like to tour South America with one (or several) of my new bands in 2013 (ADRENALINE MOB, PORTNOY/SHEEHAN/MACALPINE/SHERINIAN, NEAL MORSE, PORTNOY/SHEEHAN/KOTZEN, TRANSATLANTIC or FLYING COLORS). C'mon, step up to the plate and give the great MP fans what they are waiting for (and I too am waiting to play for them again!).

I hope to see you all in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and beyond in 2013 with one (or even several) of my bands!"

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