Yes Singer Jon Anderson Talks About Writing 'Owner of a Lonely Heart'

In this clip, Jon Anderson discusses the creation of Yes' biggest hit in the 80s & always thinking of new creative ideas.

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[Wedontwantnowarnomore]

I just adore Jon Anderson.
Rick does a fantastic job as an interviewer. No interruptions. Let everybody keep talking. That’s not easy, when you’re hungry for everything you want to know.
Thank You 🙏

[Vincent-foxp]

Jon Anderson is one of those singers whose speaking voice sounds just like his singing voice..

[stephenzimmerman]

Yes! My friends and I once saw them in Lawrence Kansas on a Friday night, then in Kansas City the next night, then we drove 250 miles to see them the next night in Saint Louis Missouri! We were throwing a Frisbee in the parking lot and the band pulled up and got out to go in to do a sound check several hours before the show. We introduced ourselves and told them how much we loved their music and they invited us in and we hung out with them on the stage while they got everything dialed in! I will never forget drinking 🍻 a beer with Rick Wakeman while he got all his keyboards set up! Jon & all the guys, Chris, Steve, Allen were really genuine, humble down to earth guys. Memory I will never forget! I've seen them dozens of times and wore out a few of there albums! Great interview!!!

[universalmeditation]

I met Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman by chance twenty years ago at the Sheraton in Universal City. I was going up to my room and they walked right into the elevator. I was inches from losing my mind. I didn’t need to spend $200 dollars for the meet and greet pass. So as it turns out the night got more fortuitous as Steve Vai attended the show at the Gibson theater to watch Dream Theater and YES and my friends and I all got signatures! Aaaahh!

[arthouston]

I’m so glad that Jon is still with us and able to talk about his work. We were so young then.

[chuckbouscaren]

I love Jon Anderson and especially, early YES!

[RoelandRuijschvanDugteren]

You should interview Trevor Rabin! He wrote "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"! An amazing guitarist and composer!!

[ChristopherHelgerson]

I saw Yes "In the Round" tour w/ Rick Wakeman, I was a junior in high school, Yes was huge to us way before Owner of a Lonely Heart, we loved Fragile, Yes Songs, Close to the Edge...those were our favorites, long before the '80s came along.

[chrisrevill]

What a legend Jon Anderson is. I hope I'm that lucid and enthusiastic about life when (and if) I'm nearly 80 years old!

[papwithanhatchet]

That whole album, 90125, is one of the great and rare perfect albums in the history of rock. Just a fabulous piece of work from start to finish.

[giantessmaria]

Great segment! Jon is a personal idol of mine since the 70's. The thing about YES is; every incarnation of the band was magical. Never did they put out a bad production, and never once in the 6 dozen times i've seen them, did they put on anything less than an impeccable show!

[aindriubradleymarshall]

I saw him sing at a Vangelis gig at the Royal Festival Hall in London. He was anonymously seated to my right. Out of the blue he walked on stage and sang with the great Vangelis; an unforgettable evening with two

[charlestompkins]

I saw Yes in concert 24 years ago, and it was a fantastic show.

[OriginalMasters]

Jon Anderson is certainly one of popular music’s great artists.

[hjs]

I was blessed to experience Yes 90125 live in June, 1984 (Hamburg, Germany) - just amazing !

[porcelainthunder]

It’s so sad Jon couldn’t get back with Yes again before Chris died, and now Alan is gone too. I was lucky I saw the last “Real Yes” tour with Chris, Jon, Alan, Steve, and Rick. Even better, Dream Theater opened and played Machine Messiah because Jon won’t sing that song. Amazing night.

[larsickenroth]

So great.

Neither of my parents are musicians, but at 7 years old (‘94) I was so obsessed with ‘I’ll find my way home’ that they bought me this little casio keyboard. Sitting down and figuring out that song by ear is where the doors to music opened for me. Possibilities: endless.

They brought the box of vinyls down from the attic, which held ‘The Friends of Mr. Cairo’ (along with gems like ‘The Last Waltz’, ‘Band on the Run’, ‘War of the Worlds’, heck… even the single of ‘Paranoid’).

Life has never been the same. So, Jon Anderson is pretty much where music started for me… Thank you 🙏

[CharlieMaselli]

That song was an effective weapon against the challenges of life back in the day. I can’t thank them enough!!

[jamesthouas]

Rick is so star struck - it's so great to watch.

[AK-epik]

"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is one of the best rock tracks I've ever heard...the crazy guitar sounds solo...the building tension....