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It's always a little more difficult after taking a few years off, which we did from 2004 through 2008. It's more difficult to get the machine in gear again, but when you become used to it, then it becomes easier.

~Chris Squire

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Everyone enjoys downtime at home, I'm sure, for various reasons, but I find the whole system of being out there and doing shows for people - the more of it you do, in fact the more energizing it is, for me individually.

~Chris Squire

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Back in the day, the album was king in many ways. And, of course, we were very tied in with the birth of FM/college radio in the States, and what we were doing suited the format of those young radio stations.

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Topics: Album Back Birth Course Day Doing Format King Many Radio Radio Stations States Stations Suited Those Tied Very Ways Were Young

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Yes is what I like doing more than anything else. Somewhere along the way, as people came and went, it fell to me to kind of keep it going and oversee the spirit of the enterprise, as it were.

~Chris Squire

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The great thing about Yes is that it has always been flexible.

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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

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The flukey part of it is, back in the early days, I had that guitar decorated with all kinds of crap wallpaper, 'Flower Power' - then that got all shaved off. And during the course of cleaning the bass up again, some of the wood got shaved down, and it probably became a lighter body than the stock factory model.

~Chris Squire

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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.

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Yes's whole career was never really planned in any sort of way. It's always sad when a member leaves, but it's exciting when someone new comes in, and that regenerates the freshness of the band.

~Chris Squire

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I would work with Trevor Horn any day of the week. I have a great relationship with him.

~Chris Squire

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: March 4th, 1948

Died: June 27th, 2015

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