Ex-Yes Frontman Jon Anderson Opens Up About Getting Fired

Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty Images When Rolling Stone posted the new Yes Rosetta Stone song "We Can Fly" last month it didnt just provide fans of the legendary prog band the first glimpse into the bands new album it also allowed former lead singer Jon Anderson to check out what his band has done in his absence. "I wasnt really convinced," he tells Rolling Stone. "The new singer is singing good, but it sounded a bit dated to me. Also, the production wasnt as good as I expected. Theyve got a great producer with Trevor Horn, so what the hell are you doing?"Yes Reunite With Owner Of A Lonely Heart Producer Trevor HornAnderson has reason to be bitter. He co-founded the band in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire, and with the exception of 1980s Drama he sang on every album. In 2008 after illness kept him off the road for four years Yes replaced him with Benoit David, an Anderson sound-alike who previously fronted the Yes tribute band Close to the Edge.Nobody in the band called Anderson to tell him the news he had to hear it from a friend. "They didnt tell me anything," he says. "They were just off and running. But what can you Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 do? I was pissed off in the beginning, but then you say, Oh well, the boys want to go on tour and be rockrollers. Let them to do it. Now people come see me and Im suddenly 30 years younger!"Exclusive: Listen to We Can Fly, the First Yes Single in 10 YearsEven before getting unceremoniously replaced, Anderson had grown disillusioned with Yes. The group toured relentlessly in the early 2000s, even as Andersons health declined. "I was coughing so much that the only time I wasnt coughing was onstage," he says. "I just needed a break, but the guys were upset about that."Anderson travelled on a bus with keyboardist Rick Wakeman, while the other three Yes members (Chris Squire, Alan White and Steve Howe) travelled on another one. "We had the happy car," says Anderson. "They were in the grumpy car." "We could Rosetta Stone Arabic also get Matt to play in a few other bands," laughs Cornell. "He could just play until basically he has to go to the hospital." Because if you do, not only am I gonna be on your ass, but everybody else is too, because its been a long time, youve had time to put together something great.Eddie and Dave both seem pretty eccentric these days, but in very different ways. Can you imagine them working together on an album?Nah, I cant. They took a long time to get it back together. They aborted about 20 reunions, as we all know. But the last one, I was betting against that too. I thought, Oh this will never happen. After I went out and did some shows with Dave and said, Wow, now I understand why these guys cant get back together. You know, theyre both quirky. They did the reunion, they finally got that done so maybe theyll finally get a record out. It would be great the fans deserve some new Van Halen music. And as great a musician as Ed is, he really needs to be more prolific because we need more great music out there. Theres a lot of bad music out there. We need guys Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 like Eddie Van Halen.Sammy Hagar: "I Would Love to Make Another Record With Van Halen".

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