Remembering stalwart @yesofficial bassist Chris Squire, who has lost his battle with leukemia: http://t.co/rEdbH97ChJ pic.twitter.com/dlatex43e0
— UltimateClassicRock (@UltClassicRock) June 28, 2015
From my Twitter feed:
Chris Squire, the bassist for Yes, who appeared in every incarnation of the band, has passed away. He had leukemia.
— Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly) June 28, 2015
I was a huge fan in high school. I think I was the only person in my whole school who liked them. Maybe it was deeply uncool, but…
— Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly) June 28, 2015
I understood the music. It didn’t swing and it wasn’t funky, but it was complex and chaotic, changing tempo suddenly. Sorta like me.
— Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly) June 28, 2015
Not to mention that I was a young fantasy reader, and Yes had all those Roger Dean covers.
— Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly) June 28, 2015
I also spent a lot of time teaching myself to draw this logo. http://t.co/oRKdF5pxx5
— Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly) June 28, 2015
I always wanted to be an artist but I could never make it work. Learning to draw the logo taught me how to see things in a specific way
— Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly) June 28, 2015
Hopefully, that makes sense.
— Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly) June 28, 2015
I should also say that, when my buddies started up a band, I agreed to play bass b/c of Chris Squires. Because I liked his work.
— Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly) June 28, 2015
Anyway, I don’t listen to Yes anymore. I’m not one of those people still listening to the same music I loved in high school.
— Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly) June 28, 2015
But the music Chris Squires made was important to me. It helped me. I’m sorry to see him pass on, as all things must do.
— Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly) June 28, 2015
To clarify, there’s nothing wrong with listening to the music you loved when you were young, but if that’s the only music you listen to, that’s sort of sad.