A conversation with The Wizard of Prog, Rick Wakeman - 744
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Doug Curran and Jeffrey Crecelius This is a very important episode for the YMP. After 15 years we have managed to speak to the Wizard of Prog. Thanks to Doug Curran, Mark Lang and Oliver Wakeman who we spoke to last week, it was a privilege and a pleasure to welcome Rick onto the show. Mark and I took the opportunity to ask him all sorts of things and he was very generous with his time. The result is a wide-ranging and fascinating conversation with plenty of hilarity, of course. Why did Rick decide Yes was the band for him? What was the inspiration behind the 2 Red Planet albums? What's Rick doing at Brand's Hatch with a sticker on his jacket? Mark Lang's photos: The Japanese translation from Shoji Yamada YMP Patrons: Producers: Joseph Cottrell Wayne Hall Jeffrey Crecelius Doug Curran Patrons: Robert Nasir Declan Logue John Thomson John Holden Jamie McQuinn Stephen Lambe Chip Palmer Brian Husvar Michael O'Connor Geoff Bailie Lobate Scarp Ronnie Neeley Hogne Bø Pettersen Chris Bandini Michael Handerhan Peter Hearnden Scott Colombo John Viola Mark Slater Robert Vandiver Paul Tomei Brian Sullivan Todd Dudley David Watkinson Simon Barrow Steve Scott Geoffrey Mason Steve Dill Tim Stannard David Pannell Thomas DeVries Bob Martilotta Brian Harris Brian Harris Paul Hailes Ray Riethmeier Henrik Antonsson P.T. Wilson Terence Sadler Steve Luzietti Barry Gorsky Steven Roehr Craig Estenes Martin Kjellberg Gary Betts Fergus Cubbage Bill Whittaker Aaron Steelman Lind Mark James Lang Steve Rode John Parry John Cowan Miguelbass Fred Barringer Rachel Hadaway Dem Steve Moss Douglas Caldwell Steve Perry David Phyrillas David Heyden Become a Patron!
