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There's a fine line between angry and grumpy. Angry isn't nice, but grumpy is funny.

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My life revolves around music and always will. I need to be a part of music and not an observer.

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I like Toronto a lot, it's a good city. The only thing that really annoys me about Toronto is that you're turning Maple Leaf Gardens into a grocery store, which is absolutely nothing short of disgusting.

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I joined Yes in July 1971. I had heard Yes live, as Strawbs had supported them at a gig in Hull. I thought they were amazing - incredibly different.

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'Tales From Topographic Oceans' is like a woman's padded bra. The cover looks good, but when you peel off the padding, there's not a lot there.

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I've got an overactive brain. I enjoy work, I enjoy life, and I'm not good at relaxing. I've also never slept very much due to this overactive imagination and my brain constantly thinking.

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I would have loved to record with Paul McCartney on some of his early solo recordings, wonderful music. Playing some lovely organ, perhaps. I would have loved to record with John Lennon. He was a dear friend. I had lunch with him just two days before he died.

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When I die, I'll probably climb out of the coffin and play the organ at my own funeral!

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The studio is not the place to write. You need to be 75% ready when you go into the studio, and then the music can develop to the next stage.

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People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: May 18th, 1949

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