Jon Anderson walked over and said that he wanted me to do a featured solo spot intro to "State of Independence." I asked him what he wanted me to play. Jon handed me four charts, violins, 2nd violins, cellos, and string basses, and he said, 'Play that.' I took a look, sightread all the parts, and then asked, "Do you mind if I just play freely?" I wanna compose and play something different every night. He said yeah..... "That would be great!" So that's what I did. Every show, I came up with somet

Happy Happy 81st Birthday to Yes co-founder and lead singer Jon Anderson! After doing a bit of moonlighting as a reluctant musician in the 60s (it paid better than Jon’s alternative, working in manual labour as a truck driver), Jon met future Yes co-founder Chris Squire and ended up singing for Chris’s rock band Mabel Greer’s Toyshop, in 1968. The band soon enough morphed into Yes, whose sound was initially rock and blues. However from their third album - once guitarist Steve Howe joined the ban

371 reactions · 27 shares | Jon Anderson says that '1000 Hands' is "one of the best things I've ever done." "This music simply spins into a universe of it's own creations." - Something Else Reviews The prog rock legend and founding member of YES recently released his solo album as a 180 gram 2 LP with exclusive silk screen. '1000 Hands' references the many musicians featured on the record. Hit "Shop now" to add the vinyl to your collection today. | Blue Élan Records | Facebook