A never before published interview with Rick Wakeman of Yes from 1999.
In the interview, Wakeman talks about:

Going on the 700 Club

Why he did not go out with Yes’s last tour

How he has never stopped making records

Being homeless

Working with independent labels

Owning up to your own truths

What he should have done to hold onto his money

The cost of making his new album

Working with Ozzy Osbourne

How Return to the Center of the Earth compares with his new record

What he learned from King Crimson’s Robert Fripp

The genre of Art Rock

Who’s better -- Keith Emerson or Rick Wakeman

His upcoming tour with Emerson

Who would be in his dream band 

The cost of touring in the 90’s

The cost of touring in the 70’s

His lows in the 80’s


In this episode, we have one of prog rock’s greatest keyboardists, Rick Wakeman. At the time of this interview in 1999, Wakeman was 50 years old and was promoting his new album, “Return to the Center of Earth.” In the interview, Wakeman talks about being homeless, who’s better -- Keith Emerson or him -- what he learned from Robert Fripp, and owning up to your own truths.
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