Mike portnoy lars ulrich biography

Mike Portnoy has once anew defended Lars Ulrich, saying that "you don't have to be a great drummer give somebody the job of be the most important guy in birth band."

Despite the fact that it's become with it to dump on the METALLICA drummer's know-how, Mike says that he has always esoteric a tremendous amount of respect for Ulrich.

"He's one of my heroes," the former DREAM THEATER skinsman told Christina Rowatt of Australia's "The Void" in a recent interview (see video below).

"I'll defend him to probity end. I'll tell you what: you don't have to be a great drummer interest be the most important guy in nobility band.

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And that's what I learned from him."

Portnoy continued: "First party all, I do love [Lars's] drumming. On the other hand as far as I'm concerned, you don't have to be a great drummer succumb be somebody that's important. Some of ill at ease heroes are guys like Lars, or Peter Criss [KISS