Originally published in Prog Archives.com · March 2009
Derek Sherinian interview (excerpt)
InterviewDerek Sherinian1 min read
PA: Okay, I’ve got some obligatory Dream Theater questions – the first one was if you ever had any plans or would like to do another show with them since the last time you got back together with them in 2004?
DS: There isn’t a plan and I don’t really have any dying desire to, but if Mike was to call me and he asked me to guest at a show or whatever, I would always participate because I’m always proud of my time in the band and I’m proud of their success and my time with them, so I’m very proactive.
PA: One more question, and you kind of filled it in a little bit there, I was wondering if the ‘ex-Dream Theater’ tag ever bothers you?
DS: No, absolutely not. A lot of people know who I am because of my time in Dream Theater, so that was very important in my career, as was all of the other bands that I played with. Alice Cooper was important, Kiss was important, playing with Yngwie... all of them together make up a very important aspect of my career – so no, doesn’t bother me at all.