We recently sat down with Mike for a few minutes to get his thoughts on music, inspiration, performance, and more – check it out! Mike Portnoy is the acclaimed drummer of Dream Theater as well as various side-projects such as Liquid Tension Experiment, TransAtlantic and O.S.I.
![Mike Portnoy and Carmine Appice](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_800,h_600/https://hudsonmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/121.jpg)