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• Mike Portnoy:

  You don't have to be a great drummer to be the most important guy in the band.

• Mike Portnoy:

  I guess I did make my name out of my drumming, and I have the big drum sets, and I'm doing all thes

• Mike Portnoy:

  I'd rather be entertained and go to a show and watch a drummer and have somebody that makes me actu

• Mike Portnoy:

  To me, there's way more to being a good drummer than precision and technique.

• Mike Portnoy:

  I've been asked to write a book several times; I've had several publishers come to me and offer me

• Mike Portnoy:

  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

• Mike Portnoy:

  I was always very extroverted and loud.

• Mike Portnoy:

  When you're making this kind of music, you don't need a producer. If you're making pop albums or tr

• Mike Portnoy:

  There's the drums, the music, the melodies, the lyrics, the production, the artwork: there are so m

• Mike Portnoy:

  You can put me in front of any kit, and it is a fun thing to have to adapt. It inspires me to try d