My earliest professional musical experiences were really as a session player, and every day was an adventure. Three sessions a day, every day, and you never knew who you would be working with until you arrived at the studio.

Rick Wakeman

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But I listen to live recordings of things that I did back in the '70s and then how I've done things since. And there's no doubt about it: if I compare the two, it's like chalk and cheese.

cheesy doubt two

Ive been married three times and divorced three times. by Rick Wakeman

Ive been married three times and divorced three times.

three-times married three

There's a fine line between angry and grumpy. Angry isn't nice, b... by Rick Wakeman

There's a fine line between angry and grumpy. Angry isn't nice, but grumpy is funny.

angry fine nice funny

I was 65 in May, and when I have just shaved, I see my father. I realise that I now have the same facial idiosyncrasies he had: little twitches here and there, mouth and nose movements, even the way he would tilt his head.

mouth see father way

I've got an overactive brain. I enjoy work, I enjoy life, and I'm not good at relaxing. I've also never slept very much due to this overactive imagination and my brain constantly thinking.

good enjoy-life work life

I had just left Yes and had done a concert at Crystal Palace, South London, with a choir and orchestra playing my solo album 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth' when I had my heart attack. That day, I hadn't been to bed for four days. I don't remember much. I felt very numb during the day and airy, which is the best way to describe it.

best day journey heart

Sparks is a sporting charity that puts on golf tournaments for sick children, and my animal charities include Oldham Cats and Feline Care, a big cat charity close to me in Norfolk. I'm also a Freemason and the money they raise for charity is phenomenal.

me money animal children

To play music, you have to understand it. I didn't understand 'Topographic Oceans.' That's why I hardly played on it. It frustrated me no end - and playing the whole thing on tour, I got farther and farther away from it.

end me you music

I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place.

rules place understanding way

I'm a Freemason, and we love to celebrate Burns' night: piping in... by Rick Wakeman

I'm a Freemason, and we love to celebrate Burns' night: piping in the haggis, the whole lot.

celebrate whole love night