Coming back to Yes is like never having left. Even when I have not been in the band, I have always felt part of it.

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

I was born in 1949 - which seems like a long time ago... Actually, it is a long time ago, when I think about it.

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

Tales From Topographic Oceans is like a woman's padded bra.

But I'd play on everything from pop records to a lot of the glam stuff to rock stuff to classical stuff. I used to get called to do all those things, it was great.

As a songwriter, I was influenced by David Bowie - a great writer. A class above everybody in so many ways. Lennon and McCartney, of course. Class stuff. David Cousins was my favorite lyricist.