One of the greatest assets of Derek is that he has played with a LOT of people. That is mainly the reason why most people know who he is and maybe this is the reason why you are surfing on this website!

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Here's what Mike Portnoy had to
say about Derek Sherinian:

From Mike Portnoy's website, February 2003:

He may be the Liberace / Gene Simmons of Prog Rock, but I must give credit where credit is due...

Ever since he's been out of DT, he has made all the right moves.... always keeping busy, constantly making quality non-compromising music, and surrounding himself with the best musicians in the business (and stopped working with Magna Carta!).

His upcoming solo CD "Black Utopia" is his best yet!
Leaning very much in the "Balls & Chunk" direction, with some seriously cool riffs and an all-star lineup of players: (Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Steve Lukather and Al DiMeola on guitar, Billy Sheehan and Tony Franklin on bass, Jerry Goodman on violin and Simon Phillips on drums)

I like this CD so much, I won't even get mad that he stole my
"Nightmare Cinema" name!!!

Here's what Alice Cooper has to say about Derek Sherinian:

From Keyboard Magazine January 1998:

What was it about Derek that made you want to hire him?
Alice: "There are a few people in this world who were born rock stars, and he is one. He came out of the womb with his boots on. Derek understands pompous."

And his pomposity didn't rub you the wrong way?
Alice: "No,not at all. I look for that in people. He understands how to be pompous at the right time. That's what real rock stars have got to learn: when to be pompous. He knew exactly how to stick his nose up when I'd introduce him. He was the Emperor Caligula of rock. But we didn't expect him to have the charisma he had. Especially offstage. He's a lot of fun,and a good poker player. "

What about his keyboard abilities?
Alice: Derek's great. He's an asset to any band he's in. I mean, the thing
about him is that he can play anything.

Whats your favorite memory of Derek from past tours?
Alice: "He once pulled four twos on the bullet train from Japan,and won a huge poker pot. I'll always remember that day..... him jumping up on the very conservative bullet train, screaming that he'd pulled four twos, which is an awfully good hand in poker."

 

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