I was 65 in May, and when I have just shaved, I see my father. I realise that I now have the same facial idiosyncrasies he had: little twitches here and there, mouth and nose movements, even the way he would tilt his head. Rick Wakeman facialfatherhead share on social
People always said that I hated punk, and that really wasn't true. It was glossed over for many years that I was the guy who found the Tubes and signed them to A&M. English punk was a revolution. Rick Wakeman englishfindgloss Change image and share on social
Touring with Yes was generally great fun, and I got on well with the rest of the guys, but we were like chalk and cheese in many respects. I was unique in the band as a card-carrying Conservative. Rick Wakeman bandcardcarry Change image and share on social
I am a very extreme sort of character, as I don't do things by halves. Rick Wakeman characterextremehalve Change image and share on social
Even the two times that I left, I never really felt like I left the band. It's very bizarre. It's like there's sort of an umbilical cord that stretches between us spiritually. Rick Wakeman bandbizarrecord Change image and share on social
My dad died in 1980, and I found out afterwards from mum that my piano lessons, which cost £2 a week, took up nearly a third of his income. Rick Wakeman costdaddie Change image and share on social
My mother had never had a day's illness in her life and never thought to have checks. Then, at 78, she discovered she had breast cancer and passed away the next year. But if she'd had a check two years before, they could have done something about it, they could have saved her. Rick Wakeman breastcancercheck share on social
I was in and out of Yes six times. Someone once likened it to Liz Taylor and Richard Burton's marriage where we couldn't live with or without each other. There's an element of truth, and I last left in 2005. Rick Wakeman burtonelementleave share on social
I am a Yes fan, ultimately. I've been a member of the band, but I was always a fan of the band first. Rick Wakeman bandfanhave Change image and share on social
There's a fine line between angry and grumpy. Angry isn't nice, but grumpy is funny. Rick Wakeman angryfinefunny Change image and share on social
