Alan White comments

Yes’s Alan White on... Mike Portnoy

Dream Theater is a terrific band and Mike is a great player. I did a clinic with him for Zildjian a while back. He’s got excellent double bass technique.

I get the impression that Mike’s the driving force in Dream Theater. He’s perfect for that band. I also admire the work he did with Liquid Tension Experiment, which is a similar kind of thing to DT, but they took it to a jazz-improv level.