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Wednesday September 8th 2010

JA MAAILMAN MENO ON TAAS ENTISTÄKIN HURJEMPAA!!!! JOO PORTNOY LÄHTEE VITTUUN DT: STÄ- MITÄHÄN SEURAAVAKSI- MR. CLIFF BURTON NOUSEE HAUDASTAAN JA MYÖS DAVE MUSTAINE PALAA METALLICAAN ?

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

Isäntää ♥

Cero

Joo tänää finnkinoo tsekkaa 4 thrashin suurinta jepajee!! \,,/

näin unta et olin Metallican keikalla o_o i hope that's the day that never comes...

sanokaa mistä voisin repästä ennen ens lauantaita 23e 15snt?

"Metallin suurnimet nousevat yhdessä historiallisesti ensimmäistä kertaa samalle lavalle 22. kesäkuuta. Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth ja Anthrax esittävät lähes neljätuntisen konsertin Sonisphere-festivaaleilla Sofiassa, Bulgariassa. Tapahtuma nähdään suorana live-konserttina Finnkinon teattereissa. Ensimmäistä kertaa metallifaneilla ympäri maailman on ainutlaatuinen tilaisuus kokea konsertti samanaikaisesti yhdessä."

"Finnkino esittää The Big Four -konsertin 10 paikkakunnalla:
Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Pori, Tampere ja Turku."

Tää tyydyttää.

Day 01 - Your favorite song
Day 02 - Your least favorite song
Day 03 - A song that makes you happy
Day 04 - A song that makes you sad
Day 05 - A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06 - A song that reminds of you of somewhere
Day 07 - A song that reminds you of a certain event

Day 08 - A song that you know all the words to
Day 09 - A song that you can dance to
Day 10 - A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11 - A song from your favorite band
Day 12 - A song from a band you hate
Day 13 - A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14 - A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15 - A song that describes you
Day 16 - A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17 - A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18 - A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19 - A song from your favorite album
Day 20 - A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21 - A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22 - A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23 - A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24 - A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25 - A song that makes you laugh
Day 26 - A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27 - A song that you wish you could play
Day 28 - A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29 - A song from your childhood
Day 30 - Your favorite song at this time last year

Life, it seems, will fade away
Drifting further every day
Getting lost within myself
Nothing matters, no one else

I have lost the will to live
Simply nothing more to give
There is nothing more for me
Need the end to set me free

Things not what they used to be
Missing one inside of me
Deathly lost, this can't be real
Can't stand this hell I feel

Metallica <3

VALITSE 5 LEMPIYHTYETTÄSI
(aloittaen parhaasta)
JA VIIDELTÄ LEMPIYHTYEELTÄSI,
5 PARASTA KAPPALETTA
(aloittaen parhaasta) !
Loppujen lopuksi, tämä ei ole helppoa !

1. Slipknot

Vendetta
Wait and bleed
Nameless
Spit it out
Gehenna

2. Marilyn Manson

Man that you fear
Dope hat
Lamb of god
(S)aint
Nobodies

3. KoRn

Y'all Want A Single
Comming undone
Word Up
Right now
Blind

4. Metallica

Unforgiven II
Nothing else matters
Enter Sandman
Sad But true
Bad Seed

5. Apulanta

Jumala
Kaksoishuiput
Käärmeet
Hiekka
Ruhtinaat

VALITSE 5 LEMPIYHTYETTÄSI
(aloittaen parhaasta)
JA VIIDELTÄ LEMPIYHTYEELTÄSI,
5 PARASTA KAPPALETTA
(aloittaen parhaasta) !
Loppujen lopuksi, tämä ei ole helppoa !

1. STAM1NA
STAM1NA - kadonneet kolme sanaa
STAM1NA - Viisi laukausta päähän
STAM1NA - rikkipää
STAM1NA - Lääke
STAM1NA - väkivaltakunta
2.Guns n' roses
Guns n' roses - Paradise city
Guns n' roses - sweet child o' mine
Guns n' roses - November rain
Guns n' roses - welcome to the jungle
Guns n' roses - Live and let die
3. Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet for my valentine - Scream aim fire
Bullet for my valentine - End of days
Bullet for my valentine - deliver us from evil
Bullet for my valentine - tears don't fall
Bullet for my valentine - hearts burst into fire
4. HIM
HIM - Killing loneliness
HIM - Join me in death
HIM - right here in my arms
HIM - heartkiller
HIM - wings of a butterfly
5. MetallicA
MetallicA - For whom the bell tolls
MetallicA - sad but true
MetallicA - fight fire with fire
MetallicA - one
MetallicA - Nothing else matters