A good friend of mine was their FoH Mixer for the Topographic Ocean tour. He then did preproduction work later on Going for the One album. He ended up producing Jon Anderson's second (or 3rd?) solo album. Tons of great stories.
I got some nice details on how Yes assembled songs, very interesting stuff and has helped me a lot. One thing lead to another, and I ended up getting to hang with Steve Howe for an evening. It was most enlightening and exciting getting to meet one of my childhood heros.
All those guys, as well as bands like the Gabriel/Genesis days are definately both a musical and a life inspiration. I always just called it musician's music, and figured most folks wouldn't like it or even comprehend it.
In the old days, meeting up with other Yes fans at concerts bordered on a fanatical religious experience
--KT