Earlier today, I registered a fake account "portnoy" on the Dream Theater forums, and made the following post:
portnoy wrote:Hi guys...I usually just chill over at the MP forums....but there are a few things I need to clear up....
Leaving Dream Theater was NOT my decision in any way....I would have NEVER wanted it to end like this....
Dream Theater has been my baby since its inception and its DEFINITELY not easy to let go.....
I didn't want to say this but I've been reading the other guys publically slagging me with their double-entendre clarifications....all while playing "holier-than-thou' and I think I've had enough....
The truth is, I basically got kicked out of DT for musical differences....even though I STILL believe we should have taken a hiatus and that was a factor too...
Other guys weren't happy with our musical direction even though I brought this band to the mainstream. They want to go back to the SFAM days....but I felt we had evolved beyond that, so now you know....
I'm just really hurt by now...how would YOU feel? And it makes things worse because the DT guys are my brothers...
In the end its for the best...besides I'm happy with A7X and we have a mutual respect and chemistry that I really dig....
MP
Now you can take a look at
this topic. I mean, sure, I was banned. But not before turning the forum upside down (though the original thread was deleted). Mike Portnoy actually received a personal phone call on this matter!!
I have taken trolling to a new dimension. I am
SO proud right now!! :laff:
...Time to go team killing on "Bad Company 2"
Edit:
More discussion of my trolling efforts.
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