Mike Portnoy : (4)

" I spent my life’s work doing what I did in Dream Theater for 25 years, so I’m proud of that. " - Mike Portnoy

" There’s the drums, the music, the melodies, the lyrics, the production, the artwork: there are so many elements to making an album, and the drumming is just a very small fraction of what I focus on. " - Mike Portnoy

" With Dream Theater, every creative aspect of the group went through me. I oversaw it all from top to bottom. " - Mike Portnoy

" In all of my years in this business, I’ve always been part of either a progressive band or a metal band. " - Mike Portnoy