Originally published in Keyboard magazine · 1997
Derek Sherinian article-interview (excerpt)
InterviewDerek Sherinian1 min read
(YML 5075 – likely from a 1997 issue of Keyboard magazine – article/interview by Greg Rule with Derek Sherinian)
“This is all real piano in this section, a Yamaha 7’ with the lid open. I wanted the real thing.” Miking the piano was “nothing fancy. It was basic miking.” And, again, all the piano parts were overdubs. The descending piano riff under the guitar solo “is a nod to Elton John, octaves,” says Derek. “It was all off the cuff. None of this stuff was worked out. I just played it. I wanted this to be very organic-sounding. It reminds me of Pink Floyd.”