[情報] Mike Portnoy 離團 (Dream Theater)
看板RockMetal (金屬音樂板)作者maxtail (馬克斯泰爾)時間16年前 (2010/09/09 09:12)推噓60(60推 0噓 17→)留言77則, 60人參與討論串1/3 (看更多)
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=137362372974878&id=116713035013014
I am about to write something I never imagined I'd ever write:
After 25 years, I have decided to leave Dream Theater....the band I founded,
led and truly loved for a quarter of a century.
To many people this will come as a complete shock, and will also likely be
misunderstood by some, but please believe me that it is not a hasty
decision...it is something I have struggled with for the last year or so....
After having had such amazing experiences playing with Hail, Transatlantic
and Avenged Sevenfold this past year, I have sadly come to the conclusion
that I have recently had more fun and better personal relations with these
other projects than I have for a while now in Dream Theater...
Please don't misinterpret me, I love the DT guys dearly and have a long
history, friendship and bond that runs incredibly deep with them...it's just
that I think we are in serious need of a little break...
Dream Theater was always my baby...and I nurtured that baby every single day
and waking moment of my life since 1985...24/7, 365...never taking time off
from DT's never-ending responsibilites (even when the band was "off" between
cycles)...working overtime and way beyond the call of duty that most sane
people ever would do for a band...
But I've come to the conclusion that the DT machine was starting to burn me
out...and I really needed a break from the band in order to save my
relationship with the other members and keep my DT spirit hungry and inspired.
We have been on an endless write/record/tour cycle for almost 20 years now
(of which I have overseen EVERY aspect without a break) and while a few
months apart from each other here & there over the years has been much needed
and helpful, I honestly hoped the band could simply agree with me to taking a
bit of a "hiatus" to recharge our batteries and "save me from ourselves"...
Sadly, in discussing this with the guys, they determined they do not share my
feelings and have decided to continue without me rather than take a
breather...I even offered to do some occasional work throughout 2011 against
my initial wishes, but it was not to be...
While it truly hurts for me to even think of a Dream Theater without Mike
Portnoy (hell, my father named the band!!), I do not want to stand in their
way...so I have decided to sacrifice myself and simply leave the band so as
to not hold them back against their wishes....
Strangely enough, I just read an interview that I recently did that asked me
about the future of DT and I talked about "always following your heart and
being true to yourself"...sadly I must say that at this particular moment, my
heart is not with Dream Theater...and I would simply be "going through the
motions", and would honestly NOT be true to myself if I stayed for the sake
of obligation without taking the break I felt I needed.
I wish the guys the best and hope the music and legacy we created together is
enjoyed by fans for decades to come...I am proud of every album we made,
every song we wrote and every show we played....
I'm sorry to all the disappointed DT fans around the world...I really tried
to salvage the situation and make it work...I honestly just wanted a break
(not a split)...but happiness cannot be forced, it needs to come from
within....
You DT fans are the greatest fans in the world and as you all know, I have
always busted my ass for you guys and I hope that you will stay with me on my
future musical journey, wherever it may lead me....(and as you all know my
work ethic, there will surely be no shortage of future MP projects!)
Sadly...
Your fearless ex-leader and drummer,
MP
--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc)
◆ From: 140.112.110.3
※ maxtail:轉錄至看板 DreamTheater 09/09 09:16
推
09/09 09:31, , 1F
09/09 09:31, 1F
推
09/09 09:44, , 2F
09/09 09:44, 2F
推
09/09 09:46, , 3F
09/09 09:46, 3F
推
09/09 09:49, , 4F
09/09 09:49, 4F
推
09/09 09:52, , 5F
09/09 09:52, 5F
※ zildjian:轉錄至看板 Drum 09/09 09:53
推
09/09 09:58, , 6F
09/09 09:58, 6F
推
09/09 10:03, , 7F
09/09 10:03, 7F
推
09/09 10:04, , 8F
09/09 10:04, 8F
推
09/09 10:06, , 9F
09/09 10:06, 9F
推
09/09 10:09, , 10F
09/09 10:09, 10F
推
09/09 10:25, , 11F
09/09 10:25, 11F
推
09/09 10:28, , 12F
09/09 10:28, 12F
推
09/09 10:51, , 13F
09/09 10:51, 13F
推
09/09 11:04, , 14F
09/09 11:04, 14F
推
09/09 11:07, , 15F
09/09 11:07, 15F
推
09/09 11:09, , 16F
09/09 11:09, 16F
※ gmoz:轉錄至看板 Gossiping 09/09 11:18
推
09/09 11:18, , 17F
09/09 11:18, 17F
推
09/09 11:18, , 18F
09/09 11:18, 18F
推
09/09 11:22, , 19F
09/09 11:22, 19F
推
09/09 11:23, , 20F
09/09 11:23, 20F
推
09/09 11:23, , 21F
09/09 11:23, 21F
推
09/09 11:28, , 22F
09/09 11:28, 22F
推
09/09 11:28, , 23F
09/09 11:28, 23F
→
09/09 11:28, , 24F
09/09 11:28, 24F
推
09/09 11:30, , 25F
09/09 11:30, 25F
→
09/09 11:31, , 26F
09/09 11:31, 26F
→
09/09 11:31, , 27F
09/09 11:31, 27F
→
09/09 11:33, , 28F
09/09 11:33, 28F
推
09/09 11:33, , 29F
09/09 11:33, 29F
※ coenzyme:轉錄至看板 Music268 09/09 11:33
推
09/09 11:51, , 30F
09/09 11:51, 30F
推
09/09 11:55, , 31F
09/09 11:55, 31F
→
09/09 11:59, , 32F
09/09 11:59, 32F
推
09/09 12:01, , 33F
09/09 12:01, 33F
推
09/09 12:07, , 34F
09/09 12:07, 34F
推
09/09 12:12, , 35F
09/09 12:12, 35F
推
09/09 12:24, , 36F
09/09 12:24, 36F
推
09/09 12:30, , 37F
09/09 12:30, 37F
推
09/09 12:32, , 38F
09/09 12:32, 38F
推
09/09 12:35, , 39F
09/09 12:35, 39F
推
09/09 12:35, , 40F
09/09 12:35, 40F
推
09/09 12:54, , 41F
09/09 12:54, 41F
推
09/09 12:59, , 42F
09/09 12:59, 42F
→
09/09 12:59, , 43F
09/09 12:59, 43F
推
09/09 13:00, , 44F
09/09 13:00, 44F
→
09/09 15:17, , 45F
09/09 15:17, 45F
推
09/09 15:56, , 46F
09/09 15:56, 46F
推
09/09 16:01, , 47F
09/09 16:01, 47F
→
09/09 16:03, , 48F
09/09 16:03, 48F
推
09/09 16:14, , 49F
09/09 16:14, 49F
推
09/09 16:35, , 50F
09/09 16:35, 50F
推
09/09 17:08, , 51F
09/09 17:08, 51F
推
09/09 17:10, , 52F
09/09 17:10, 52F
推
09/09 17:16, , 53F
09/09 17:16, 53F
推
09/09 17:21, , 54F
09/09 17:21, 54F
推
09/09 17:21, , 55F
09/09 17:21, 55F
推
09/09 17:37, , 56F
09/09 17:37, 56F
推
09/09 18:17, , 57F
09/09 18:17, 57F
→
09/09 18:18, , 58F
09/09 18:18, 58F
→
09/09 18:22, , 59F
09/09 18:22, 59F
推
09/09 19:33, , 60F
09/09 19:33, 60F
→
09/09 19:33, , 61F
09/09 19:33, 61F
※ fish24685:轉錄至看板 TCFSH_HM 09/09 20:17
推
09/09 21:04, , 62F
09/09 21:04, 62F
推
09/09 21:06, , 63F
09/09 21:06, 63F
→
09/09 21:07, , 64F
09/09 21:07, 64F
推
09/09 21:08, , 65F
09/09 21:08, 65F
推
09/09 21:13, , 66F
09/09 21:13, 66F
推
09/09 21:22, , 67F
09/09 21:22, 67F
→
09/09 21:27, , 68F
09/09 21:27, 68F
推
09/09 22:23, , 69F
09/09 22:23, 69F
推
09/09 22:25, , 70F
09/09 22:25, 70F
推
09/09 23:20, , 71F
09/09 23:20, 71F
推
09/10 00:04, , 72F
09/10 00:04, 72F
推
09/10 11:34, , 73F
09/10 11:34, 73F
→
09/10 12:01, , 74F
09/10 12:01, 74F
→
09/10 12:02, , 75F
09/10 12:02, 75F
→
08/15 09:20, , 76F
08/15 09:20, 76F
→
01/16 14:13,
7年前
, 77F
01/16 14:13, 77F
討論串 (同標題文章)
以下文章回應了本文：
完整討論串 (本文為第 1 之 3 篇)：
RockMetal 近期熱門文章
PTT影音娛樂區 即時熱門文章
31
134