Peter Banks

“I really thought that Yes was the band for me. I was very, very disappointed when I was booted out.”

“I never wanted to be a shredder. I wanted to create textures and melodies.”

“I'm a rock guitarist, a melodic guitarist. I'm not a jazz guitarist, I'm not a classical guitarist.”

“Prog rock was about exploration. It was about taking rock music somewhere it hadn't been before.”

“The first two Yes albums are my babies, really. I put so much of myself into them.”

“Flash was a very good band. It was a shame it didn't last longer.”

“You have to keep playing, keep creating. That's what being a musician is all about.”

“Leaving Yes was the biggest blow of my career, but it also forced me to grow as an artist.”

“I always saw the guitar as an orchestra, and I was trying to conduct it.”