"I have a crazy elephant's memory. Luckily I have been blessed with ability to recall all the music that is sitting in my brain"

Recently reunited with founding drummer Mike Portnoy, Dream Theatre, as we learn, is eagerly working on their 16th studio album, marking a return to their classic lineup. The GRAMMY®-winning, progressive music titans are soon to play Luxembourg when taking to the Rockhal’s stage in November of this year. Here, in this very open chat with one of the world’s greatest living drummer’s we get an insight into how the wounds of the past have healed, leading Portnoy back to guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung vocalist James LaBrie and keyboardist Jordan Rudess. We talk on remembering ALL the parts of ALL the songs and how Portnoy hears his style in many modern drummers. This is part one of two.