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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

10 апр 2017

MIKE PORTNOY Says He Is 'Very Comfortable Being A Team Player,' Complains About Having Too Many 'Chefs In The Kitchen'

Dream Theater World conducted an interview with former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy before THE NEAL MORSE BAND's April 1 concert in Malmö, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below.

Speaking about what it has been like giving up some of the creative control he had while he was a member of DREAM THEATER and adjusting to the more democratic environment of his more recent projects, Portnoy said: "I have a different take on what makes a band fun. To me, sometimes being in a band with four or five or six different chefs in the kitchen, it's a great creative process, but it's also incredibly frustrating. In all those years in DREAM THEATER, I very much had a lot of creative control, and John [Petrucci, guitar] and I produced the albums together and we wrote the music together, but then from that point, I had a lot of creative control. And there's something to be said for… The process is a lot easier that way."

He continued: "After I left DREAM THEATER, every band I've done — FLYING COLORS, THE WINERY DOGS, ADRENALINE MOB, METAL ALLEGIANCE, THE NEAL MORSE BAND now — every one of these bands are kind of democratic bands where everybody has creative input, and that's great 'cause you get a little bit of everybody in it, but it's also very frustrating. Every single aspect, there's like a hundred e-mails [going back and forth], and I'm in four or five different bands at a time, so every question for every band branches off to a million e-mails. So that's not fun; to me, that's not so much fun. It's a lot easier when you can make a decision and just move forward."

Despite the frustration that he sometimes feels as an equal member of a band, Portnoy says that he doesn't mind being part of a situation where everyone is involved in the writing and decision-making process.

"To be honest, after all those years with DREAM THEATER, I was very happy to be a team player for THE WINERY DOGS and FLYING COLORS," he said. "Actually, I'm very comfortable being a team player. I think I have this reputation of being a control freak, but no, I actually like working together. It just sometimes can be very frustrating and sometimes makes things take ten times longer than they need to."

Portnoy, who co-founded DREAM THEATER more than thirty years ago, abruptly quit the band in September 2010 while on tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD. He has since been replaced by Mike Mangini (ANNIHILATOR, EXTREME, JAMES LABRIE, STEVE VAI).

MIKE PORTNOY Says He Is 'Very Comfortable Being A Team Player,' Complains About Having Too Many 'Chefs In The Kitchen'

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