’s second exit from was confirmed after the singer had completed his touring commitments following in May 1988. As he later explained, during a visit to the Greek island of Hydra he’d realise that he hadn’t been true to himself, he’d been spending too much time in LA, and it might be “a good time to get back to the roots that I’d started in the 70s..

.” He also said: “I like having Lead Singer’s Disease. I have to let the others know I’m listening.

Yes were making me feel like a sideman and I’ll never be a sideman for anyone.” Anderson remembered telling about his decision. “I rang him and he said, ‘This is divorce, then?’ And I said, ‘It’s got to be.

’” But was it really – or was it just a trial separation? Perhaps the signs of reunion with what would become known as Yes-West were always there. But first, Anderson had an appointment with musical fate and fellow ex-Yes members , and . In any divorce, of course, those involved are bound to wonder if there was anyone else influencing the split.

And when speaks to Steve Howe, he’s unwilling (or possibly unable) to put a specific date on when he heard from his former bandmate. “Jon called and asked, ‘Have you got any songs?’ Well, as it happened I had six songs on cassette. So he came round – I hadn’t seen Jon for years – but we just kind of connected.

And obviously the fact he came to me made me think, rightly, that he wasn’t enjoying work he was doing with other guys. That w.