The Mirror Interviews Mike Portnoy

[Michael B. - The Mirror]

The Mirror and Roadrunner Records presents: An Interview with Mike Portnoy

During Mike´s visit in Germany while doing a press tour for Dream Theater´s new Album “Systematic Chaos”, “The Mirror” took this opportunity to capture the interview on video. We are proud to share this interesting file with the whole Dream Theater Community and hope that you will enjoy it.

Michael Bitter
The Mirror

MP INTERVIEW WITH THE MIRROR:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj_iwNlMZ0I

[Premetheus37]

One of his quotes reminds me of Mitch Hedberg;

"You can't please all the people all the time, and last night all those people were at my show."

~Premetheus

[Krahn]

Great interview!!
I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing.

[lutima.mp]

Thanks for the great interview, Michael ! Very cool ! :cool:

Caroline

[Margaret]

Michi, you just did a great job! The vid looks very professional too. Thanx for sharing it over here and I must say I nearly peed my jeans over that last part where Mikes takes a look at some DT member look-a-likes or something? Especially when he says: 'You've gotta be shitting me! That's f*cking unbelievable! I just can't believe that's NOT John'! Hahahahaha :)

P.S. Will you be @ Fields of Rock too, Michi?

[Michael B. - The Mirror]

Michi, you just did a great job! The vid looks very professional too. Thanx for sharing it over here and I must say I nearly peed my jeans over that last part where Mikes takes a look at some DT member look-a-likes or something? Especially when he says: 'You've gotta be shitting me! That's f*cking unbelievable! I just can't believe that's NOT John'! Hahahahaha :)

P.S. Will you be @ Fields of Rock too, Michi?

MArg, our Fanzine featured a report from the italian Dreamers tribute contest in Novemeber 2006. i flew down to italy and JR also attended that event. those two pictures of "mike and john" were actually the drummer and the guitarrist of those cover bands...

[rock_ya]

Nice interview man :cool: !

LOL @ "That's me, right?" :biggrin:

[Sandro]

Nice interview... but only one prolem, quite frankly, I really would not like to see a DT music video. That might be a bit too much.

[Premetheus37]

Nice interview... but only one prolem, quite frankly, I really would not like to see a DT music video. That might be a bit too much.

Uh-oh. You'd better not youtube "Pull Me Under," Take The Time," "The Silent Man," or "Hollow Years" then.

;)

~Premetheus

[keys76]

Michi, you just did a great job! The vid looks very professional too. Thanx for sharing it over here and I must say I nearly peed my jeans over that last part where Mikes takes a look at some DT member look-a-likes or something? Especially when he says: 'You've gotta be shitting me! That's f*cking unbelievable! I just can't believe that's NOT John'! Hahahahaha :)

P.S. Will you be @ Fields of Rock too, Michi?

I'll be there Marg.....we can have a drink together?

Jeroen

[Michael B. - The Mirror]

I'll be there Marg.....we can have a drink together?

Jeroen

no holland for me in summer, maybe during the fall tour. you guys wont come to germany?

[keys76]

Well, if you give us some bikes back we'd be ABLE to come to Germany ;)

[Michael B. - The Mirror]

get Coen and Patrick and maybe Marg in a car, drive to Bonn, there you go... ;)

[Sandro]

Uh-oh. You'd better not youtube "Pull Me Under," Take The Time," "The Silent Man," or "Hollow Years" then.

;)

~Premetheus


Hheheh.. don't wprry.. I've seen them all before.. But for a new one that's... well, voluntary, it wouldn't be great for me to see.

[Margaret]

get Coen and Patrick and maybe Marg in a car, drive to Bonn, there you go... ;)

I'd do that ANYTIME if I was sure to get some extra time off.. Not only to go and see DT there, but also getting to hang with you guys again would be great!!

@ Jeroen: I am in for a drink with you! Of course we can do that.. I'd love it even.. I'll be going down to the festival by car (it's not far away from Nijkerk) so yeah I could be there early and then meet up with you.. AWESOME idea!

[StandBuilder]

get Coen and Patrick and maybe Marg in a car, drive to Bonn, there you go... ;)

And let Coen be the driver???

All the way to Bonn???

I remember doing that a couple of years ago, when we came back from Graspop...
I'm sure I've seen the Eifeltower on the way back home...

So when he is driving us to Bonn, I'm afraid that I'm going to see the piramids of Cheops...


Or maybe even the Chinese Wall........


Stainlessly,

P@

[dech2410]

Awwww can I come with you too then :P

[Krahn]

Hheheh.. don't wprry.. I've seen them all before.. But for a new one that's... well, voluntary, it wouldn't be great for me to see.
You mean a leak video of SC?
Some fans made a fuss about a few leak videos of SC, but seem to have calmed down. We are safe now.:biggrin:

[Michael B. - The Mirror]

And let Coen be the driver???

All the way to Bonn???
.
I'm sure I've seen the Eifeltower on the way back home...


P@

lol... well, time for another try i might guess... come on guys, From NL to Bonn... i ve done that in a bobby car ;)

[StandBuilder]

Easy for you to say, Mr. Bitter...

You were behind the wheel yourself and we.......
We have Coen...

He would be great as a tourguide, showing tourists and old people the tulip fields here in Holland...

But now a little serious then....

How late is DT on the schedule?
We can ask Coen if there is any trouble when he leaves at 4....

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Stainlessly,

PS

[keys76]

I'd do that ANYTIME if I was sure to get some extra time off.. Not only to go and see DT there, but also getting to hang with you guys again would be great!!

@ Jeroen: I am in for a drink with you! Of course we can do that.. I'd love it even.. I'll be going down to the festival by car (it's not far away from Nijkerk) so yeah I could be there early and then meet up with you.. AWESOME idea!

Do you happen to know a place to stay (Hotel?) between \leusden and Biddinghuizen? I have a gig on saturday June 16th in Leusden...

Jeroen