YES rocker JON ANDERSON is furious the band is embarking on a new tour without him, insisting he feels “disrespected” by the move.
The prog-rock legends initially axed their road trip plans back in June (08) when singer Jon Anderson was ordered to take six months rest after being hospitalised with acute respiratory failure.
But the remaining bandmates – Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Alan White, Oliver Wakeman – have since decided to press ahead with the tour, with tribute band singer Benoit David in Anderson’s place.
Anderson writes on his website, “(I am) disappointed that, with the exception of one phone call from Alan, none of the guys have been in touch since my illness, just to find out how I am doing, and how we will foresee the future for Yes.
“And disappointed that they were not willing to wait till 2009 when I’m fully recovered. And I feel very disrespected, having spent most of this year creating songs and constant ideas for the band. Of course I wish the guys all the best in their ’solo’ work, but I just wish this could have been done in a more gentlemanly fashion. After all, Yes is a precious musical band. This is not YES on tour…”
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