Yes Interviews: 8/22/89 - Toronto - Much Music Interview: Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman

Yes Interviews
Date: 8/22/89
Location: Toronto
Item: Much Music Interview: Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman
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[@billyz5088]

Interviewers like this really tested the patience of great musicians like these guys. It's just what they had to endure to promote records & tours.

[@billjones8503]

M y very thoughts exactly!

[@dlanodpmurt5531]

This clip reminds me of why I hated this blonde jerk. So full of himself, obviously looking in the mirror all day and smiling at himself while doing his hair. Appaling, and the reason why I had to stop watching MuchMusic at the time and to top it all off, he even thought he was funny.

[@Curdle7]

God I love bill bruford he is my favorite drummer of all time. And rip Chris squire , fish out of water is one of the best albums ever.

[@crimsonchrome3012]

Buford was even better in king crimson imho

[@lazycalm41]

I am not going to comment on how brilliant Yes were/are nor how much their music means to a guy my age but watching this just how cool were Jon and Rick in the late 80's!!!

[@ripplesguy1036]

The interviewer remaining remarkably upbeat considering Bruford was moving inexorably towards punching his lights out, haha

[@pewsterbaby]

You're observant. Bruford can be intimidating in interviews. This guy thankfully survived his interactions with him.

[@thomasrudy6132]

@@pewsterbaby intimidating, abrasive, egotistical, what ever you want to call it

[@alvogeljr]

Touring can make you crazy - Frank Zappa

[@MsLoverockmusic]

Best interview I've seen so far of ABW&H.

[@martshankleman]

Bruford is brutal here about the official rival Yes run by Chris Squire :they make music to suit the business world of demographics, marketing and advertising. Whereas in our band (ABWH) we make music we care about. If we didn’t we couldn’t sleep, ‘we’d feel queasy’. Quite an attack. Glad the 2 bands made it up in years to come.

[@garygarber9310]

So nice to hear them talk. ALL . . . YES FOREVER . . . RIP CHRIS.

[@frankgradus9474]

thanks awfully, that's a huge blast from the past

[@papunAlicea]

Thanks so much for share...blessings

[@seansheppard8635]

I was an 11 year old Yes fan around this time and I remember seeing this when it originally aired. Didn't realise just how silly Steve Anthony was at the time though. ☺

[@bliastreb6466]

Some great sharing from another time and place (Cue the HotS Intro!). My take on the interviewer (he might have been a Somebody): He's prepared, but sounds scared to death! My guess: He's talking to the most influential musicians he's EVER met and doesn't want to F* up. He survives.

[@Wayner71]

This guy would have been more at home interviewing the Mike Love Kokomo incarnation of The Beach Boys.

[@watcher171]

Saw them at that Quebec city outdoor show in the port - awesome !

[@jastrass]

Great watching Bill and Rick, they are so smug and condescending. Jon is a little better. I wouldn't want to get into a conversation with Bill if I didn't have my wits about me.

[@kevycanavan]

Jon’s accent is so northern here

[@MegaJohnhammond]

this is about the most fucked up interview I've ever seen

[@robertsinko3044]

Haaaa!! This is amazing... but seriously, Chris Squire was always YES.

[@mickthenick1]

Is 'dipwit' the word that anglophones would use for this interviewer? Man, was he slick and badly prepared!

[@redlioness6627]

Nope, we say dipshit!

[@christopherheinig5590]

Had the fortune of seeing ABWH in Madrid in 1990 magnificent !!! Great great great !!!

[@smithpm81]

at their very peak in my opinion

[@DavidJones-kz6ik]

Jon looking cooler than ever here

[@mindthreatx]

Crazy to see the underlying tensions between Bill and Rick both trying to lead but bouncing off back and forth meanwhile Jon is just stuck in the middle but playing it totally cool like it's all good man lol such an awkward interview if not a little stressful seeing how the two interact just onscreen and how it must have been like behind the scenes. Like hell, even the interviewer had a hard time getting a complete word in but then when he does he goes on and cuts Rick off mid answer like shit, let the man complete a sentence. Love the TV in the background of the interview, really let's you know you're in the 80s! Really this whole thing is gold. Bill cupping his balls @9:00 because he doesn't know where to place his arm since they're sitting next to each other like sardines is hilarious. End of the interview, Jon is the only one I'm left liking.

[@georgesonm1774]

haha Bill at 9:00 lol. BTW, I didn't know about the tension between Bill and Rick - was there any intense dislike? was that a factor in Bill's leaving the band in '72?

[@wrldonwill]

Everybody knows Jon is the head man in charge.

[@kpingvin]

Tip for interviewers: don't speak more than the people you interview.

[@rickdesarle9875]

The interviewer guy is wired.

[@MarkAhrens-HeritageFilms]

What’s with all the background noise? Is this in a diner? A telethon? Ringing phones, slamming doors, people yelling across the room?

[@markorendas1790]

IM NOT SURE IF ITS A STYLE OF INTERVIEW OR A BIG PUT ON OR JUST THE MOST BIZARRE EFFORT EVER....

[@linuxsquirrel]

@13:13 what the hell?? 😂😂

[@kpingvin]

10:05 classic musician joke 😂😂😂

[@MW-pv7rm]

I’m a drummer and Bruford was always a favorite of mine…….but boy he really rubs me the wrong was in this interview. Jon is always upbeat and positive. And so is Rick..Rick is one funny dude.

[@neilrobinson9806]

Anderson is pissed

[@skypilot0077]

Yes interviewed by a Ken doll!

[@borntogojackmoralee1272]

These legends were not taking shit from this interviewer!

[@wendellwiggins3776]

This interviewer was very awkward and you can see the bands frustrations especially Bill's with Rick trying to appease his clumsiness.

[@michaelmeza5395]

The Chad interviewing is hilarious. Just reading a paper not really aware of the musical giants that he has in front of him. Anderson looks like such a Rockstar hahaha

[@Coolguy-xo3cj]

What a uncomfortable interview ; Think the interviewer was more concerned about his blond flowing locks ... lol

[@DavidJones-kz6ik]

This is the most awkward Yes interview I've ever seen. Spicoli lol

[@skybridge3126]

It wasn't yes

[@thomasrudy6132]

No? Then what do you call the zero original member karaoke act that uses the name YES today?

[@neilrobinson9806]

The dark glasses come on John fools nobody

[@davidnelson9232]

What's up with guy doing the interview? I cant work out of hes stonesd or coked off his head. All these jerky movements and you can barely see his eyes.

[@tiglia7054]

cool journalist. toothpaste advert

[@PaPaWizdom]

Dear gawd. Everything is fine with ABW here.... they're doing the best they can to deal with the most ill-timed and awkward interviewer ever. Did this guy regularly interview bands? He is _completely_ unqualified.

[@Steve-v3w]

Jons is so high LOL

[@crimsonchrome3012]

Anderson Buford Wakeman howe not yes

[@thomasrudy6132]

But is FAR MORE Yes than Yes 2022!!!!

[@a.s.vanhoose1545]

Why is bruford so combative?

[@michaelmeza5395]

Big brains man...

[@thomasrudy6132]

@@michaelmeza5395 big brains, abrasive personality, ego too large to show humility, what ever you want to call it