Ed Cherney

Right Between the Ears 1997

Brooklyn Recording Studio, LA 1994

(L-R) Don Was, Jane Oppenheimer, Ronnie Rivera, Ed Cherney, Brooklyn Recording Studio, 1995

So how’s it going with The Stones?

I had the great privilege to spend four weeks at Ocean Way recording rhythm tracks. Keith playing guitar, Charlie playing drums, and Mick. Sitting there for a month with the three of them in front of you is as cool as it gets.

Which came first, music or the musician?

The melody and rhythm flow through the musician. Without that there’s no music.

If you could go back in time before recording, what would you like to hear?

I would like to hear the first bongos. Actually, I wouldn’t mind going back in time to beat on some logs in Africa with the rest of the tribe.