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Mike Portnoy

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Progressive Metal

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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'
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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
9 окт 2020 :	MIKE PORTNOY Walks You Through His Vinyl Collection; Episode #6 Streaming (Video)
15 авг 2020 :	MIKE PORTNOY Walks You Through His Vinyl Collection; Episode #5 Streaming (Video)
15 июл 2020 :	MIKE PORTNOY Walks You Through His Vinyl Collection; Episode #4 Streaming (Video)
9 июл 2020 :	MIKE PORTNOY Performs THE BEATLES' "Because" A Capella; Video
30 июн 2020 :	MIKE PORTNOY Blasts People Who Throw Fits After Being Told They Have To Wear Masks
27 июн 2020 :	MIKE PORTNOY Walks You Through His Vinyl Collection; Episode #3 Streaming (Video)

22 ноя 2010

MIKE PORTNOY: DREAM THEATER Carrying On Without Me Will \'Seriously Damage Our Relationship\'

Former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy recently spoke to Classic Rock Prog magazine about his decision to quit the band he formed and led for 25 years. He said, "I'd be lying if I didn't say I am devastated [the rest of DREAM THEATER] chose to continue without me.

"After giving my heart and soul, blood, sweat and tears to the band for 25 years, I hoped they'd value me and our relationship enough to respect my need for us to take a little break. I am truly heartbroken over their decision. It also kills me that in the past the guys would never question or even debate my direction within the band. They always let me call the shots and always trusted my vision and guidance. Then, with such a huge and personal conflict, they disagreed with me for the first time — on the biggest decision of them all.

"On the surface, it may seem that life was great and full-steam ahead, but beneath the surface, there was a lot of friction and burn-out. We had one bandmember who would literally not even sit in the same room with the rest of us for years now. We'd only see him on stage or at meet-and-greets. Other members did a lot of complaining about the day-to-day stuff. These are obvious signs of wear and tear.

"Of course, in the wake of this split the guys have to pull together, so I'm sure they will surely look at these issues and change them. I'm just saddened they wouldn't wait for me to do it.

"Them choosing to move on without me it is ultimately going to seriously damage our relationship, as well as the legacy I spent so long building and protecting."

Portnoy, who is currently out with AVENGED SEVENFOLD as their touring drummer, previously said of his decision to quit DREAM THEATER, "Please believe me that it is not a hasty decision . . . it is something I have struggled with for the last year or so . . . After having had such amazing experiences playing with HAIL!, TRANSATLANTIC and AVENGED SEVENFOLD this past year, I have sadly come to the conclusion that I have recently had more fun and better personal relations with these other projects than I have for a while now in DREAM THEATER."

Portnoy added, "I love the DREAM THEATER guys dearly and have a long history, friendship and bond that runs incredibly deep with them — it's just that I think we are in serious need of a little break."

The drummer said that DREAM THEATER's "endless write/record/tour cycle for almost 20 years" was the main factor in his decision. He said he wanted a "break," not a "split," but that the band decided to move forward without him.

Portnoy added in a separate post on Facebook that his current gig with AVENGED SEVENFOLD had nothing to do with his departure from DREAM THEATER, writing, "They are just as shocked as you guys."

AVENGED recruited Portnoy to play on its new album, "Nightmare", following the death last December of the band's drummer, James "The Rev" Sullivan. Portnoy was Sullivan's favorite drummer.

DREAM THEATER said in its own statement, "All of us in DREAM THEATER wholeheartedly wish Mike the best on his musical journey. We have had a long and meaningful career together. It is our true hope that he finds all he is looking for, and that he achieves the happiness he deserves. He will be missed."

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