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Jon Anderson
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on Anderson is in love with life . At 79 years old , he ’ s still doing what makes him happy : making and playing music . Not only is he prepping a summer tour with The Band Geeks , but he ’ s also getting ready to release his 16th solo album , True . With a career spanning several decades , it would be easy for Anderson to become a legacy act – play the popular Yes songs on tour every few years . And while he does dust off Yes classics like “ Owner of a Lonely Heart ” and “ Awaken ” live , it ’ s his new music he finds most exciting . He enthuses about it with such joy and elation . He gets a glint in his eye , and a wide smile breaks out across his face whenever it comes up . His eagerness is so infectious you can ’ t help but get excited as well . The pure joy he gets from making music is something that motivates him to keep going even during difficult times .
Before he heads out on tour with The Band Geeks , Anderson sat down with IE to discuss the unifying theme of his new album , working with his new band , and why something as cliched as peace , love , and understanding still matters .
Illinois Entertainer : At the end of this month , you ’ ll head out on tour with The Band Geeks , who you previously toured with last year . How did you guys start working together ? Jon Anderson : Well , about a year and a half ago , John Amick , a friend of mine who works at Sirius Radio , sent me a video of this band performing Yes ’ “ Heart of the Sunrise .” They were performing it so damn well , it kind of freaked me out . They were so good , and they looked so happy when they were playing it . So , I got the bass player Richie Castellano ’ s number from John . I called him up and said , “ Hi , Richie ! I ' ve just seen you playing ‘ Heart of the Sunrise .’ Very , very good ! You play just like Yes did in the 70s ; you actually sound exactly as good as the band ! And you play with such reverence for the music , which is great . Why don ' t we go on tour together ? And he said to me , “ What did you just say to me , Jon ?” I said , “ Let ' s go on tour !” It freaked him out a bit !
So , over the next few months , we talked about what we would be doing because I wanted to play “ Close to the Edge ,” “ Awaken ,” “ The Gates of Delirium ,” “ Yours is No Disgrace ,” “ And You and I ,” “ Starship Trooper .” And he got very excited about that . So , he started rehearsing everybody , and thankfully , with Zoom , I could actually watch them rehearse in New Jersey , where they live . I was thinking about turning 80 next year , and it felt like the gods sent me a big present for my 80th birthday . Can you believe I ' m going to go on tour with these guys ? We just had the best tour . We didn ' t do many gigs ; we just did 12 shows to see how we are on stage together . But rehearsals went great , and the tour went well . Audiences loved it , so I was on cloud number nine .
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