That time I asked new Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin whether Steve Howe was a hard act to follow

By Steve Newton

Way back in April of 1984 I interviewed Trevor Rabin, who at the time was the new guitarist in Yes.

The band was on a world tour supporting its latest album, 90125, which had spawned the hit single “Owner of a Lonely Heart” and was topping the charts.

At one point in the conversation I asked Rabin whether previous Yes guitarist Steve Howe was a hard act to follow.

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