Newsgroup: it.arti.musica.metal
Titolo: Portnoy vs Tate

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 From BW&BK, juicy stuff:
DREAM THEATER Drummer Slams QUEENSRŸCHE Singer; Has "No Issues" With 
Rest Of Band
2006-04-03 11:49:54
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has posted the following comments in 
the Forum section of his website in response to a suggestion from a fan 
that QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate would have maybe joined the band on 
stage at their April 1st date in New York City:
"I'm tired of being politically correct...
For the record, Geoff Tate is a 2-faced douchebag. Since he has begun 
doing O:M2 press, he has been consistantly bashing DT and even me 
personally in the press... (why, I have no idea?) But I'm tired of 
biting my tongue, when he obviously can't.
When he was on Eddie Trunk's show Friday night, he was incredibly rude 
and insultful when talking about me off the air to Eddie and Chris 
Jericho (he having no idea they're my bros)... Eddie and Chris were 
FUMING at him and Chris immediately texted me from the studio saying he 
was ready to body slam him on the spot.
His new name on this board should be Geoff Taint... Screw him...he's now 
on my shitlist..."
A follow-up message from Portnoy reads:
"Also... for the record before this blows up any further... I have 
absolutely no issues with the other guys who were always straight-up and 
cool all throughout the tour and ever since... Scott and Eddie in 
particular are two guys who I really like and am proud to call 
'friends'... Geoff was, and is, the two-faced BS artist to everybody he 
comes in contact with... either professionally (or 'un' for that matter) 
as well as to his poor fans that still believe his bullshit after all 
these years.
I'm sorry that such good guys as Scott, Eddie and Michael are being 
'led' by this babbling idiot...
Like I said... I was willing to bite my lip, be professional and 
politically correct and continue to not EVER say anything bad about him 
in the press..but Taint-boy had to open his big ass mouth to two of my 
best bros (Eddie Trunk and Chris Jericho) which was a big mistake and 
the final straw...
That's all from me... I'm gonna take a well-earned vacation..."
Dream Theater recorded the April 1st date at New York City's Radio City 
Music Hall for an upcoming 20th anniversary DVD/CD release. Portnoy 
issued the following message regarding the show:
"Without going into too much detail (I promised myself and my family 
some rest and time away from the computer), I have to THANK all of you 
in attendance last night at Radio City Music Hall for helping to make 
last night's show one of the most incredible evenings of my life.
Of the hundreds of shows (maybe thousands at this point?) that we've 
done through the years, never before have I been moved on stage as much 
as I was last night.There were several points in the night where I was 
literally brought to tears by the power and emotion in the air. I just 
wanted to thank our AMAZING fans from all over the world that helped 
make last night so electric and magical from start to finish... you guys 
were the ULTIMATE audience last night! We always dreamed of playing with 
an Orchestra one day and last night's performance surpassed my wildest 
expectations. Jamshied Sharifi (our beloved arranger and conductor) and 
the incredible musicians behind us rose to the occasion and lifted our 
music to a whole new orgasmic level.
I cannot wait to share this evening with all of you that weren't able to 
attend via the upcoming DVD and CD sets that I will be working on in the 
coming months. (No rest for the wicked... or at least me!)
I truly believe last night was the PINNACLE of our 20 year career thus 
far and an incredible ending to the latest chapter in DT history. How 
the hell will we top it???????????
Give me some time, and I'll think of something!"
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ciao, teo

 
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