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The SBL Podcast

089 - In Conversation with Billy Sherwood - Live Across America

The SBL Podcast

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🗓️ 15 November 2017

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In today’s podcast we’re talking to Billy Sherwood from legendary prog-rock group YES. Yes remain one of the most influential, ground-breaking and respected progressive rock bands in the world. 2018 marks half a century since their formation and to celebrate this remarkable milestone they will embark on a 13-date UK/European tour next March - #YES50. Having been a founding member back in 1968, Chris Squire, who died in 2015, wanted the band's legacy to continue, and personally chose Billy Sh...

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0:00.0

Hey guys, how's it going?

0:01.4

Skoy from Scott's Bass Essence and I'm back with another episode of the SBL podcast.

0:06.5

Now, 2018 marks half a century, yes, half a century since the formation of the legendary group, yes,

0:13.4

one of the biggest ever prog rock bands in history and true pioneers of the genre.

0:19.7

Deservedly inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2017,

0:25.0

the band will release a brand new live album, topographic drama, live across America, later in the

0:31.5

year, which was recorded during the US 2016 and 17 tours. Now, on to this week's guest and this is super cool. Nobody has filled more

0:41.6

roles with yes than Billy Sherwood, who is today's guest. He's been mixing engineer, keyboardist,

0:49.9

guitarist, vocalist, and now bassist in place of the late Chris Squire.

0:55.5

He was also part of the US Progband, I can't speak today,

0:59.9

Progband World Trade and has guested with Toto and Def Leppard,

1:04.1

and on top of that, taking the role of producer engineer with Motet as well.

1:09.0

So obviously, as you can imagine, Billy is his talents.

1:14.3

Yeah, he's got a lot of talents. Now in this interview, Billy tells us all about his time with the

1:19.4

band, the new album, the upcoming tour and his take on Chris Squire's incredible legacy. This one's

1:26.1

going to be a great one, guys. I'm going to hand it over to Nick and this week's guest, Billy Sherwood.

1:31.7

So, yeah, we're here to talk about Yes, who have just done so much and such a huge legacy

1:37.9

in the music world.

1:40.8

I was checking out today, something like 30 million records sold during their career.

1:45.6

Yeah.

1:46.4

I mean, it's massive.

1:47.4

And I think it's easy to forget when Chris Squire was coming out with all this stuff.

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