Yes Quotes

United Kingdom,
1968

Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford. The band has undergone numerous formations throughout its history; nineteen musicians have been full-time members. Since June 2015, it has consisted of guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, keyboardist Geoff Downes, singer Jon Davison, and bassist Billy Sherwood. Yes have explored several musical styles over the years, and are most notably regarded as progressive rock pioneers.

I guess the idea of doing albums in their entirety, in sequence, appeals to people. I guess it's the memory of being able to hear the music in the way it was originally presented.

Chris Squire Yes
- People
- Music
'90125' was our biggest-selling album worldwide.

Chris Squire Yes

Over the years, there have been challenges about who can use our name. It's quite simple: A majority of people left in the band at a certain time own the name. It's not like I'm the guy who has the name under my own contract.

Chris Squire Yes
- People
- Time
- Guy
If I was hearing something I couldn't do, I would figure out how to do it.

Bill Bruford Yes
It's been a long time since we've been out there playing new material, and we have really enjoyed that. Of course we still enjoy playing the Yes standards as well, but it's great to have a bit of a challenge and pull off new material.

Chris Squire Yes
- Time
- Great
- Long
The great thing about Yes is that it has always been flexible.

Chris Squire Yes
- Great
Over the years, Yes actually made 20 albums of original studio material.

Chris Squire Yes
And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.

Bill Bruford Yes
- Music

Steve Hackett is a very underrated writer and actually a very good singer.

Chris Squire Yes
- Good
I like working with modern sounds in the studio as much as I'm happy to work with a basic rock n' roll format.

Chris Squire Yes
- Work
- Happy
- Rock
I think one of the great moments of my life was when I could write musician on my passport.

John Roy Anderson Yes
- Life
- Great
- Moments
I have never played anything live - except for a few special occasions - from 'Fish Out of Water.'

Chris Squire Yes
- Live
- Water
On our studio album 'Fly From Here' in 2011, we spent a year and a half promoting that around the world.

Chris Squire Yes
- World
- Fly
So that studio served its purpose, and still is working very well for other people right now.

Billy Sherwood Yes
- People
- Purpose

'Close To The Edge,' we actually had played it from beginning to end before we recorded it in the studio. So we knew how long it was, and we knew it would fit on the album fine, so we didn't do any editing.

Chris Squire Yes
- Long
- Beginning
Philly has always been one of our favorite towns to play in, and the fans have been very loyal and very supportive over the years.

Chris Squire Yes
I think what the story of Yes has been is we've wandered in and out of different styles over the years.

Chris Squire Yes
- Different