YES drummer Alan White has said the prog rockers have no plans to retire despite the majority of the current band being pensioners.
The 68-year-old musician was forced to take time away from music in 2016 after undergoing urgent back surgery but has vowed to continue playing.
As the band embark on a UK-wide tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary, White said it feels like “just another day” when asked if they would plan to slow down at all.
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He added: “It’s just what I do. I’ve been doing it all my life.
“We do work in bundles, we do a lot then rest for a while.”
White joined the group in 1972 after the band’s first drummer Bill Bruford departed and has seen numerous line-up changes, most recently following the death of bassist Chris Squire in 2015.
Squire founded the band with frontman Jon Anderson in 1968 who left 10 years ago.
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White is currently joined by 70-year-old guitarist Steve Howe, who first joined the group in 1970, Geoff Downes, 65, Billy Sherwood, 52, and Jon Davison, 47.
On his back surgery, White said: “It’s getting better, I had surgery on it and some fusion done, it takes a long time to get over that kind of stuff but it’s a lot better than it was.
“I’m walking almost like a normal human being again. Actually when I sit on the drum kit I never feel anything at all, it’s just kind of walking that gives me a little problem but that’s going away very quickly.”
Yes play Glasgow’s Clyde Auditorium on Friday
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