Favorite guest appearance on a prog album?

– You mentioned Jon Lord, but there’s another Jon you played with: YES’ Jon Anderson. For me, it’s something completely different.

You know, I always had this kind of very raw taste in music, and I can enjoy applying my style to lots different styles of music. I just do what I do – you said earlier yourself that it’s very difficult to pinpoint any specific style or specific influence in my playing, and I worried about that sometimes during my career. I always admired people like Steve Marriott that were really focused on a particular style and just did what they wanted. They seemed to have the calling to do one particular thing, and I kind of envied it. I’ve always liked to learn different styles, so I’ve never had a problem with switching from playing with something more jazz-influenced to something like Jon Anderson.

– Did you get to play with Anderson through Ian Wallace who drummed for THE WARRIORS, where Jon was a singer, and much later with HUMBLE PIE?

No, my connection with Jon Anderson was Ronnie Leahy, the keyboard player in STONE THE CROWS, who’s been a very dear friend of mine since late Seventies – and that’s how I got to know Jack Bruce as well: Ronnie introduced me to Jack – they’re both from Glasgow and had worked together in the line-up which included Mick Taylor. Ronnie was a good friend of Jon Anderson’s and a godfather to one of Jon’s children.

Other guests included:· FEATURING GUEST MUSICIANS SIMON PHILLIPS, CLEM CLEMPSON, DAVID SANCIOUS, CHRIS RAINBOW, JACK BRUCE & DAVE LAWSON

• Colin Scot, Colin Scot (1971) – provided backing vocals on several tracks
• Le Orme, Felona and Sorona (1974) – wrote English language lyrics for the Charisma Records UK release of the Italian album Felona e Sorona (1973)
• Robert Fripp, Exposure (June 1979) – co-wrote and sang lead vocals on "Disengage", sang lead vocals on "Chicago", and duetted with Terre Roche on "I May Not Have Had Enough of Me but I've Had Enough of You"
• Ludus, The Visit (1980, 12 inch) – provided "attention and advice"
• Peter Gabriel, Security (September 1982) – sang backing vocals on "The Family and the Fishing Net", "Shock the Monkey" and "Lay Your Hands on me"
• Georgia II, The Flag / Tunnel Vision (1982, 7 inch and 12 inch) – sang backing vocals and played guitar
• The Long Hello, The Long Hello Volume 3 (David Jackson) (1982) – played organ solo and keyboard sounds on "The Honing of Homer"
• Miguel Bosé, Bandido (1984) – wrote the lyrics of "South of the Sahara" and "Domine Mundi"
• Islo Mob, Wir Sind das Abenland (1985) – sang backing vocals
• Damian Hawkyard, Ill at Ease (1986, EP) – sang backing vocals on one track
• Ayuo, Nova Carmina (1986) – sang lead vocals on some tracks
• Kazue Sawai, Eye To Eye (1987) – contributed on "A Song To Fallen Blossoms"
• Herbert Grönemeyer, What's All This (1988) – wrote the English lyrics
• Crazy House, Still Looking For Heaven On Earth (1988) – played piano on "Feel That Way"
• Alice, Il sole nella pioggia (1989) – co-wrote and sang on "Now and Forever"
• Nic Potter, The Blue Zone (1990) – played guitar on "Ocean Blue"
• Judge Smith, Democrazy (1991) – co-wrote and played on various songs
• Peter Gabriel, Us (September 1992) – sang backing vocals on "Digging in the Dirt"
• Christian Demand, Kleine Fluchten (1993) – sang and played midi-guitar
• The Stranglers, The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert (1995) – sang on "Tank" and "The Raven"
• Ayuo, Songs from a Eurasian Journey (1997) – sang lead vocals on several tracks
• Saro Cosentino, Ones And Zeros (1997) – co-wrote and sang on "Phosphorescence" and "From Far Away"
• David Cross, Exiles (1997) – sang lead vocals on "Tonk" and "Troppo"
• Moondog, Sax Pax for a Sax (November 1997) – sang backing vocals
• Wolfram Huschke, Alien Diary (1998) – sang lead vocals on "Black Rose"
• Pale Orchestra conducted by David Thomas, Mirror Man Act 1: Jack & The General (1998) – played harmonium, guitar and keyboards
• Alice, Exit (1998) – wrote the lyrics of "Open Your Eyes"
• Various Artists, Hommage to Polnareff (1999) – sang lead vocals on "Jour Après Jour"
• Jackie Leven, Defending Ancient Springs (2000) – played harmonium, guitar and keyboard on "Murbid Sky"
• Judge Smith, Curly's Airships (October 2000) – performed the part of Lord Thomson
• Ayuo, Earth Guitar – 1000 Springs And Other Stories (2000) – sang the gothic choir and did poetry reading
• Premiata Forneria Marconi, PFM Live in Japan 2002 (2002) – sang lead vocals on "Sea of Memory"
• David Rhodes, Bittersweet (2009) – sang backing vocals
• Memories of Machines, Warm Winter (May 2011) – played guitar
• Tim Bowness, Stupid Things That Mean the World (July 2015) – backing vocals and slide guitar
• Notopia, Celebrating Life (November 2017) – lead vocals on "Celebrate" and "Connect"
• Tim Bowness, Flowers at the Scene (March 2019) – vocals, guitar on "It's the World"; vocals on "Killing to Survive"
• Tim Bowness & Peter Chilvers, Modern Ruins (May 2020) – stealth guitar on "Blog Remember Me"
• Jakko Jakszyk, Secrets & Lies (October 2020) – vocals, guitar and co-wrote one song
• The Amorphous Androgynous, We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal (2020) – co-writer; lead vocals
• Lush Fresh Handmade Sound, Tales of Bath (19 March 2021) – vocals on Track 6 "The Cutty Wren"; voice on Track 10 "In a Bath Teashop"
• Tim Bowness, Butterfly Mind (2022) – vocals, guitar on "Say Your Goodbyes", "We Feel"
• Saro Cosentino, The Road To Now (2022) – vocals, guitar on "The Joke", "November", "Time to Go", "When Your Parents Danced"