Anecdotes

Contributed vocals to a song on the 1971 King Crimson album "Lizard".

Friends with Monty Python's Eric Idle, they lived close to each other in the late 1970s. Eric sang 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life' to Jon shortly before Monty Python : La Vie de Brian (1979) was filmed, to see what he thought of it.

Musician famous for his work in Yes and with Vangelis.

Lives in the seaside town of San Luis Obispo, California.

Anderson had no formal musical training, rather he gained his vocal talents from singing along to old records.

Lived in Seer Green, Buckinghamshire in the mid 1970s, the house was previously occupied by Val Doonican.

At one of his solo concerts, he dedicated the song "And You And I" to his former Yes bandmate, Chris Squire, who passed away at that time in 2015.

He has three children. Youngest is the multi-talented singer Hollywood Jade. Eldest is singer and photographer Deborah Anderson. Son Damion Anderson is also a musician.

He worked as a waiter, shortly before forming Yes.

His first job was as a milkman in his youth.

On his first solo album, Olias Of Sunhillow, he played all the instruments.

It was himself who invited Vangelis to join Yes, to take Rick Wakeman's place; invitation which he declined.