Mike Portnoy
Mike
Portnoy
Mike
Portnoy
BORN IN:
Long Beach, NY
LIVES IN:
Lehigh Valley, PA
DRUMMING SINCE:
The day I was born!
CURRENT BAND/PROJECT:
Adrenaline Mob, Transatlantic
BIGGEST INFLUENCE(S):
Keith Moon, John Bonham, Ringo Starr, Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, The Beatles & Frank Zappa
FAVORITE ALBUM PLAYED ON:
All Dream Theater, All Transatlantic, All Neal Morse
FAVORITE ALBUM DIDN’T PLAY ON:
“Tommy”, The Who; “The Wall”, Pink Floyd; All Beatles albums (especially “Rubber Soul”); “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, Elton John; “Spilt Milk”, Jellyfish; “Mr. Bungle”, Mr. Bungle
CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S):
Induction into Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2004. Playing Radio City Music Hall on April 1, 2006. Playing Madison Square Garden on July 12, 2010.
FAVORITE SABIAN CYMBAL:
My Max Stax and Max Splashes, of course!