The Resume

(May 18, 1949- )
On-again/off-again member of Yes
Recorded 'Fragile,' 'Tales from Topographic Oceans,' 'Close to the Edge,' 'Going for the One,' 'Tormato' (with Yes); 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII),' 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth,' 'The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table,' '1984' and 'Rhapsodies' (solo)

Why he might be annoying:

He is divorced.
He is a recovering alcoholic.
He had a heart attack in 1974, when still in his twenties.
He went bankrupt staging lavish shows with choirs, orchestras, and ice skaters.
He staged 'King Arthur' as an ice-skating extravaganza.
He has left and rejoined Yes at least three times.

Why he might not be annoying:

He has a great sense of humor.
He is a classically trained pianist who studied at the Royal Academy of Music.
He is a soccer fan.
He started his career as a session musician.
He played on Edison Lighthouse's 'Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes.'
He has composed film soundtracks.

Credit: The Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blender Magazine's 50 Worst Artist in Music History [September 2003] (Ranked: 42)
• Buddy! Dude! Man! Guy!
• I Had Corrective Eye Laser Surgery
• I Married in 1984
• I Recorded a Concept Album
• Mellotron Players
• Profiles 7501-7750 (Ranked: 7641)
• Progressive Artists
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 1]
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Shocking Moments in Rock 'n Roll (Ranked: 79)
• VH-1's 100 Most Outrageous Celebrity Moments (Ranked: 73)
• Yes (Band)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 87 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 134 Votes: 45.52% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 129 Votes: 42.64% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1122 Votes: 42.51% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 93 Votes: 50.54% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 55 Votes: 38.18% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 71 Votes: 32.39% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 52.05% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 120 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 182 Votes: 59.34% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 291 Votes: 60.14% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 418 Votes: 61.00% Annoying