I just read an article that about gave me a heart attack. Mike Portnoy has left Dream Theater. The band he created 25 years ago and has nurtured ever since.
He goes on to say that after participating in all the bands he did this year, he was having more fun with them than with Dream Theater. He also said he asked Dream Theater to take a brief hiatus, as they've been on a never-ending write/record/tour cycle for the better part of the last 20 years, but the band didn't want to do that. Portnoy said his heart wouldn't be in the band, and if he continued with them, he'd just be going through the motions. He didn't want to hold the band back, so he decided to leave.
I am still so shocked this happened. I cannot appropriately put into words how much this shakes the band up. They definitely will be nowhere near the same.
Article here
No comments:
Post a Comment