Mike Mangini (Dream Theater) - drumtalk [episode 52] 

Truly a genuine nice guy, shame he get's so much criticism (did I write that right).. Wonderful human being and GREAT drummer!

Almost 60 years old, and he still plays the shit out of the drums. 🤘

He’s so genuine, intelligent and articulate! And obviously very tolerant because you can tell, he was pretty spent and tired and never acts annoyed that he’s having to answer a series of questions that he has to regurgitate 9 times a week!

I still get Goosebumps when i watch Mike's reaction when he gets the phone call from DT. Amazing guy and supreme drummer!

Mangini amazing drummer..awesome song writer... his technique is incredible top notch 👍👍

A true master. And a great human being.

Forgot to say... This dude is so humble, that even tho DT put him in that situation, he still respectful and thankful if this ass holes on DT. Just my and my along, opinion. Sorry if I offended any DT fan.

What a great talk. Made me respect Mike Mangini even more, and that respect was already pretty damn high. He's truly a nice, funny person, who has some real deep feelings and thoughts, that strike at the very core of being a... Being.

This guy is definitely the best interviewer out there for sure

You probably know that I've been a huge fan of this channel for a very long time and that I consider the drumtalk interviews to be the best I've seen/heard on RU-vid, but this one is on yet another level. You posed the right questions to the right guy at the right moment. The result was a chat that transcended the typical musician interview and got right to the heart of the human being in front of the camera. Beautifully done. You've hit another milestone with this one.

What a brilliant interview, what an awesome musician and human being Mike is.

Loved the questions but I loved the answers even more.

I was never a fan of Mike or his drumming... However, this outstanding interview has changed my opinion of him. Totally!!! . Thank you for this upload.

Mangini is a phenomenal drummer yet gets criticized for the absolute dumbest reasons.

Thank you so much for this interview! As a guitar player, I've been a fan of Dream Theater for years. And it hurt me when Portnoy departed. But when I saw the documentary where Mangini was picked, I wasn't sure what to expect. Eventually, I've come to LOVE everything DT has done with Mangini. ( as well as all of the groups Portnoy has formed since then ). Mangini is a marvelous musician and totally focused which inspires me to improve my own guitar playing. Great job on this interview ( AND I love the black and white video look to these interviews ). Stellar stuff gang, nice job.

This is next level interviewing chops on display right here.

Never listened to Dream Theater till Mangini joined the band Rock on

"when we love something, the learning experience is more important"

Professor Mangini, so proud of u, thank's to Jesus created someone like u, not even Just ur expertise in music, but also ur personality in being humble, notice everything around u in a good way, for sure deliver All what u know so kindly to everybody, Huge Huge Love Professor, Salute...

Awesome drummer ( duh ), smart AF worked on patriot missile program as programmer, faculty member in Berklee college of music... AND managed to be so humble... WTF ... True Legend.