[情報] Mike Portnoy 離團 (Dream Theater)

[maxtail (馬克斯泰爾)]

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


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※ maxtail:轉錄至看板 DreamTheater                                 09/09 09:16
推 vader121:這...
推 heuristik:天啊...
推 a782212000:HOLY  SHIT....
推 ToriiHunter:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
推 AnthonyL:DT以後會有新走向?Orz
※ zildjian:轉錄至看板 Drum                                        09/09 09:53
推 Cabeza:fuck!!
推 kopfschuss:參小...
推 Xpie:太震驚了...無法相信MP會離開DT..........
推 mickyli1::((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
推 you7662000:..........
推 bowpi0402:!!!!!!!!!
推 Peja3:.........
推 alongiris:囧!!!!!!!!!                 難道要加入A7X
推 coolfly:震驚!!!!!!!!!!!!!!冏
推 allenown:........
推 cielu:這應該可以列入今年金屬圈最震驚消息前10名
※ gmoz:轉錄至看板 Gossiping                                       09/09 11:18
推 gmoz:我好難過.... mike說他想充電   團員那段我看不太懂:(
推 dtrock:真的還假的!!!!!!!!!
推 sanhenry2:@@ holy
推 vukia:no way!!!不要在我正在聽scenes from memory的時候看到這篇!
推 lur601:太震驚了..... 第一推獻給他了
推 austin31:..........
推 salous:簡單的說就是Portnoy想要休團，但是其他的團員並不肯，所以
→ salous:決定離團
推 gmoz:I honestly just wanted a break (not a split)...
→ gmoz:想聽聽其他團員的說法   天阿 好難過:(
→ Rattlesnake:算啦 等他玩夠了 改天應該就會回來了
→ coenzyme:借轉Music268 謝謝
推 hkry7533:OMG......DT表演我一場都還沒衝到阿..............
※ coenzyme:轉錄至看板 Music268                                    09/09 11:33
推 nanocing:...........
推 vukia:mp幫A7X錄的nightmare真的比原本多了一股DT味
→ kee32:這篇文章不知道會被轉多少個版,too fucking shocking!
推 c20001222:這消息太震撼了.............
推 j33669:幹!太驚訝了!
推 saigxx:我覺得過幾年就會回來惹 跟覽趴得一樣 (自慰ing
推 coolblacky:天阿= =
推 bassray:!!!!!!!!!還沒看過現場吔.....
推 cielu:其他團員在想什麼啊請出來面對一下好嗎
推 exFree:Mike居然比James先閃人，這太讓人意外啦......
推 salvatore:震驚...DT是榨了我最多錢的團啊~~~
推 dales:太誇張了................................................
推 coronach:DT會不會乾脆直接散團啊...天啊..........
→ coronach:沒了MP的DT根本就不可能像DT......
推 cielu:寫歌錄音巡迴 麥大叔都要狂盯 現在他不在了
→ cymbal:現階段我比較好奇DT要找誰來補位？
推 frankofranko:還沒看過現場+1 ...   難過耶QQ
推 dOcOb:其他團員:來吧寶貝 我們繼續   MP:不要!人家很累想睡
→ dOcOb:其他團員:不讓你睡!    MP:我們分手吧
推 twbeerbeer:!!
推 drummerkrist:可能要傷心好一陣子...
推 KennyKuo:幹我要哭了... 這會難過很久一陣子... 希望過1~2年會回來
推 jagger:去外面玩一玩也好  只是記得要回來~
推 xxxxxx631:幹.. 沒有MP的DT  到底會變怎樣阿!!!!!!!!!
推 miabcd199:幹!真的還假的阿 沒MP的DT可以直接散了吧...太誇張
推 FatBearInn:不要啊~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
推 haycheese:嚇得我褲子都掉了
推 Gotthard:DT一直是Portnoy/Petrucci雙頭領導，我覺得他們撐不過
→ Gotthard:兩張專輯without Portnoy....
→ kee32:所以帶頭反對MP休息的很可能就是約翰皮卡丘!
推 salous:我倒是覺得蠻期待的耶，蠻想看看Portnoy做做Dream Theater
→ salous:以外的東西
※ fish24685:轉錄至看板 TCFSH_HM                                   09/09 20:17
推 kopfschuss:皮卡丘:等等換我Burn out...
推 ligungshia:怎麼會這樣........................
→ zero12242000:MP在DT以外的東西做的還挺多的啊...
推 Eos:哭了 希望MP只是一時鬧脾氣 明年新專輯推出前記得回家
推 Eos:我想MP已經找到了下一個歸宿 請看 http://tinyurl.com/yd7j499
推 imctcl:樓上XD
→ Looming:樓上臭農藥XD
推 storyn67957:太震驚了..........
推 death1715:比Petri從Norther跳槽到Ensiferum還要震驚十倍以上 哭哭
推 HeadNotFound:幹噴！ DT也準備解散了？
推 bjorn607:我怎麼覺得是...拉比才是主要反對者
推 afulet:O.o   傻眼無言...
→ kee32:拉不利自己地位都差點不保,應該是在旁邊立正聽皮卡丘說話吧?
→ kee32:(當然純屬猜測)   淦,MP你不要走~~~~~~~