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Chris Squire

British Musician

Born: Mar 4, 1948

Died: Jun 27, 2015

Been Music People Think Yes You

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

Good You Change Healthy After Realizing Awhile Start

Being called a 'music legend' is a very funny thing. It's nice to know that my work has been appreciated and that people have given me that status. On a personal level, however, I can't think about it too much. It means a lot... but then it doesn't. Chris Squire

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You're only as big as your last hit. Chris Squire

You Big Only Hit Your Last

A nightmare is two bassists on stage. Chris Squire

Stage Two Nightmare

The other guys and myself have agreed that Billy Sherwood will do an excellent job of covering my parts, and the show as a whole will deliver the same Yes experience that our fans have come to expect over the years. Chris Squire

I think it was 'Tales of Topographic Oceans' on 8-track that was the funniest thing because it would fade out in the middle of a song and fade back in again, and when the tracks change, it was quite amusing. Chris Squire

Change Song Think Funniest Thing Back Out Would Fade Tales Tracks Because Oceans Quite Middle Again Thing Amusing Funniest

It depends on various things like if the promoters want to have a break so they can sell more T-shirts and booze, then they ask if we can do an interval. I personally prefer not to do that. Once you get onstage, I like to stay there. Chris Squire

'90125' was our biggest-selling album worldwide. Chris Squire

Worldwide Our Album

I've always been a great believer that you have to keep producing new things in order to keep life interesting - not only for ourselves, but for the audience as well. That's really always been our principle and way of working. Chris Squire

Life Great You New Things Great Believer Our Way Ourselves Only New Well Principle Audience Always Been Order Interesting Really Working Producing Keep Believer Things

I think the first three Rickenbacker basses were imported around 1964. Pete Quaife, the bassist for The Kinks, bought one. Then John Entwistle from The Who bought one. As for the third one, I asked the manager of the store if I could get an employee discount. He said I could, and so I picked up that one. Chris Squire

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The Seventies were just an interesting time for us because we were building the brand of the name but also varying the style of the music on each of the albums we did. Very creative time of us. Chris Squire

Music Time Creative Building Style Seventies Name Also Because Were Very Brand Did Just Interesting Us Each Albums

I've been called the journeyman. It's really more by default than it is by design. Chris Squire

Design More Journeyman Been Than Really Default

Touring is a tough business. Chris Squire

Business Tough Tough Business Touring

In many ways I think 'Fly From Here' is a return to classic Yes; people seem to have been really enjoying it, integrated into the set along with the old material. Chris Squire

People Old Fly Think Ways Classic Seem Along Return Material Been Integrated Yes Really Many Enjoying Here Set

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. Chris Squire

We've never been to Israel. I'd like to play in Israel. Chris Squire

Never Like Israel Been Play

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. Chris Squire

I really believe that the aliens are us from the future. It seems to me a very plausible reason that explains a lot of phenomena as opposed to green men with one eye from outer space. Chris Squire

Because of all the various people who've come in and out and brought along ideas, I've been on a learning curve throughout all these years. Of course, everyone that's been involved has influenced me as well. And I'm grateful for that. Chris Squire

I think partly the problem with Yes - and I've had this discussion with people from the Hall of Fame in the past - is that it's going to be difficult to decide how many of the members of Yes you're gonna put in it and how many you're not because of the extensive membership of the band through the years. Chris Squire

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