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I think what the story of Yes has been is we've wandered in and out of different styles over the years.

In my opinion, no single design is apt to be optimal for everyone.

Default choices often remain unchanged for no reason other than being the default, either because of this lack of information or humans' status quo bias.

I am aware of changes gradually taking place in my own designs as part of my thinking on this matter.

I think partly the problem with Yes - and I've had this discussion with people from the Hall of Fame in the past - is that it's going to be difficult to decide how many of the members of Yes you're gonna put in it and how many you're not because of the extensive membership of the band through the years.

All conventional wisdom has an element of truth to it, but good design requires more than an element of truth - it requires an ensemble of correct assumptions and valid calculations.

It's been a long time since we've been out there playing new material, and we have really enjoyed that. Of course we still enjoy playing the Yes standards as well, but it's great to have a bit of a challenge and pull off new material.

It is so important to be really true to yourself in design, and I am.

Decisions are the frequent fabric of our daily design.

Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every single department.