Originally published in MTV.com · May 1997
Dream Theater Snags Shirley, Sherinian Says No Yes
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May 15 [9:45 EST] — Top rock producer Kevin Shirley has been snagged by New York’s prog-rockers Dream Theater. Shirley is on a roll with his last two projects, Aerosmith’s “Nine Lives” and Silverchair’s “Freak Show.” Dream Theater’s long songs and elaborate productions will be a change from the radio hits generated by those artists.
Band manager Rob Shore reports Shirley and the band will be going into a small New York studio to start pre-production before heading to the old Power Station, now called Avatar, June 2. The project is optimistically set for a release on the East-West label early in the fall.
Meanwhile, Dream Theater nearly had their keyboard player snagged by Yes.
Derek Sherinian was being wooed by that band to replace the departed Rick Wakeman. It seems that Yes had been scheduled to tour this summer but Wakeman wouldn’t go and subsequently left the band to concentrate on his Christian music endeavors. Sherinian, flattered, none-the-less said no to the Yes offer.