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ASK THE ARTIST- MIKE PORTNOY (DREAM THEATER)- THE ANSWERS
DREAM THEATER'S Mike Portnoy was in the UK recently to attend the Classic Rock awards, and so we took the opportunity to sit down with him and put some of the questions you sent in
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MIKE PORTNOY On DREAM THEATER's Success: 'It Is Everything I Dreamed It Would Be'
BLABBERMOUTH.NET Latest News — DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy is featured in " Ask The Artist ," a series of interviews on Roadrunner Records ' web site where fans submit questions for musicians to answer. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow below. Q : Has DREAM THEATER ever considered scoring movie soundtracks? Portnoy : We would love to; we've talked about that our whole career, especially the instrumental side of us. Sometimes we'll go off on these improv jam tangents which we ended up using a lot in the LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT . We would love to, we just need the ...

DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy Featured In Roadrunner's Ask The Artist Feature
BraveWords.com - Where Metal Lives! — ... movie soundtracks? A: "We would love to - we’ve talked about that our whole career, especially the instrumental side of us. Sometimes we’ll go off on these improv jam tangents which we ended up using a lot in the LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT. We would love to, we just need the right opportunity. Bands like PINK FLOYD used to do it back in the 60s and 70s, they scored a few films. I think we’d be able to come up with some cool shit so we’re just waiting for the invite." Read more at this location .

Mike Portnoy Of Dream Theater Answers Fan Questions
Metal Underground.com — ... was absolutely mandatory for my sobriety. Now, with close to ten years under my belt I’m able to go stretches on the road without going to meetings, but stopping completely's not recommended, you really have to always go to meetings. Sometimes people at home will ask why I’m still going, but I know that if I don’t, I’ll drink again. You have to keep it fresh. I don’t go now as much as I used to, but I do still go, it’s absolutely important for me. The entire interview can be found here .

DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy Issues Band Forecast For 2010; Group Decide Against Doing Another US Tour
BraveWords.com - Where Metal Lives! — ... movie soundtracks? A: "We would love to - we’ve talked about that our whole career, especially the instrumental side of us. Sometimes we’ll go off on these improv jam tangents which we ended up using a lot in the LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT. We would love to, we just need the right opportunity. Bands like PINK FLOYD used to do it back in the 60s and 70s, they scored a few films. I think we’d be able to come up with some cool shit so we’re just waiting for the invite." Read more at this location .

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