Chris Squire

“With how huge Yes was, especially in the '70s and '80s, as a touring band and actually playing at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia to 130,000 people, which is the biggest-paying show ever in rock history, you would think we'd done enough for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.”

“'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.”

“'Drama' was put together quickly; there were a lot of intense, 16-hour days. Despite the pressure, it was a lot of fun, and the end result was an album I'm very proud of.”

“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.”

“After awhile, you start realizing that change is good for you. It's healthy.”

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

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

“The band will be going along, and somebody or another will say, 'I want to go off and do a solo career.'... They come back, and other people come in.”

“I have never played anything live - except for a few special occasions - from 'Fish Out of Water.'”

“I was a big Who fan when I was 15, 16 years old, and I used to go watch them play at the Marquee Club in London as often as I could.”

“In many ways, I think about the possibility that there could still be a Yes in 100 or 200 years from now, just like a live symphony orchestra.”

“We've done very different Yes albums - 11 bars, 13. I think we had something that had 17/4 in it. It's just like anything - the more you do it, the more you have to do it.”

“We did do the whole of the live suite from 'Fly From Here,' and that was very enjoyable to do. In fact, that is actually our longest piece of music, I think, that we'd ever done.”

“The way Yes works is when we have a new member come in, as in Jon Davison, it's appropriate that we see what differences we can get out of a new contributing member in order to keep Yes interesting.”

“I think I'll not attempt to do a 'Fish Out Of Water 2.'”

“I learned to do a few tricks that other people hadn't done before. I developed that trebly bass thing a little further.”

“I like the Foo Fighters a lot - apart from them being friends of mine as well. They're definitely a fantastic live act to see: so much energy and possibly even bigger in Europe than they are in the U.S., and that's great.”

“Usually, when we go out, it's because we made a new studio album, and that becomes the focus of the tour throughout the world for a year or so.”

“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.”

“Steve Howe met Paul Simon and said that Paul was very approving of our version of 'America.'”