Trevor Rabin

“Owner of a lonely heart is much better than a owner of a broken heart.”

“The one thing I learned is that the music is the most important thing, and to be true to that.”

“I didn't want to get into a situation where I was just another shredder.”

“I've always been a cinematic writer, even with Yes.”

“When I started doing films, it was a whole new world. I learned on the job.”

“Film scoring is a very different discipline. You're serving the picture, you're serving the director.”

“I think the '80s gets a bad rap. The production was a little over the top, but the songwriting was really strong.”

“I never thought of myself as a 'prog' musician. I just wrote music that I liked.”

“The technology has changed so much, but a good melody is still a good melody.”

“For me, the orchestra is the ultimate instrument.”

“You've got to be flexible. The director's vision is paramount.”

“I've always been influenced by classical music, from Bach to Stravinsky.”

“When we did '90125', we weren't trying to sound like classic Yes. We were just trying to be a new band.”

“I think it’s really important to look forward rather than looking back.”

“There’s always an element of pressure, but once the music starts flowing, you forget about it.”

“The process of writing for a film is about finding the emotional core of the story.”

“The idea was to write a simple song, and it ended up not being simple at all.”

“I love the collaborative process. Whether it's in a band or with a director, it's about creating something bigger than yourself.”

“Armageddon was a massive undertaking. The scale of it was just enormous.”

“Once I'm in the studio, I'm pretty focused. I don't really have a life outside of it for a while.”