Normally, when I write the setlist for a Dream Theater show, I’ll change it up every night, and we can basically play whatever we want. Mike Portnoy Read Quote
With Dream Theater, every creative aspect of the group went through me. I oversaw it all from top to bottom. Mike Portnoy Read Quote
I think if there’s any one band that every member of Sons of Apollo has been influenced by, I think Van Halen is the common ground for all five of us. Mike Portnoy Read Quote
It’s been an incredible experience, playing with Twisted Sister, Stone Sour, Avenged Sevenfold, jamming with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, and the list goes on and on and on. Mike Portnoy Read Quote
Flying Colors is more alternative pop with a prog edge. Think the Beatles meets U2 meets Muse and Foo Fighters. It is the opposite of Adrenaline Mob, which has more classic metal influences like Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Pantera, or Disturbed. They are completely different ends of spectrum. Mike Portnoy Read Quote
I don’t even like doing drum solos live; to me, it’s like, ‘Ehhh.’ It doesn’t really interest me. Mike Portnoy Read Quote
I don’t want people to think that I think I’m this great drummer because, to me, I’m just a kid playing drums, and I love music. Mike Portnoy Read Quote
