John Myung

John Myung. Self: Dream Theater: Distant Memories Live in London. John Myung was born on January 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as John Ro Myung. He is best known as bassist, composer and lyricist of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, which he founded in 1985 together with drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci while they attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston.