#45 Rick Wakeman (Yes) 1999 Interview
Feb 10, 2021•30 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
A never before published interview with Rick Wakeman of Yes from 1999.
In the interview, Wakeman talks about:
Going on the 700 Club
Why he did not go out with Yes’s last tour
How he has never stopped making records
Being homeless
Working with independent labels
Owning up to your own truths
What he should have done to hold onto his money
The cost of making his new album
Working with Ozzy Osbourne
How Return to the Center of the Earth compares with his new record
What he learned from King Crimson’s Robert Fripp
The genre of Art Rock
Who’s better -- Keith Emerson or Rick Wakeman
His upcoming tour with Emerson
Who would be in his dream band
The cost of touring in the 90’s
The cost of touring in the 70’s
His lows in the 80’s
In this episode, we have one of prog rock’s greatest keyboardists, Rick Wakeman. At the time of this interview in 1999, Wakeman was 50 years old and was promoting his new album, “Return to the Center of Earth.” In the interview, Wakeman talks about being homeless, who’s better -- Keith Emerson or him -- what he learned from Robert Fripp, and owning up to your own truths.
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