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"spoken out about his band&amp;apos;s decision to recruit a singer off a YouTube rather than wait until Anderson fully recovers from an illness that will shelve him until 2009. On his website, Anderson says he&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;disappointed that, with the exception of one phone call from Alan, none of the guys have been in touch since my illness, just to find out how I am doing, and how we will foresee the future for Yes. And disappointed that they were not willing to wait till 2009 when I&amp;apos;m fully recovered.&amp;quot; The band had scheduled a 40th anniversary tour for this year, but rather than wait for Anderson, they hired Benoit David, the singer in a Yes cover band, to take over the microphone. &amp;quot;Of course I wish the guys all the best in their &amp;apos;solo&amp;apos; work, but I just wish this could have been done in a more gentlemanly fashion. After all Yes is a precious musical band.&amp;quot; Anderson says in conclusion, &amp;quot;This is not Yes on tour.&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nRelated Stories: &amp;#x2022; With Singer Ailing, Yes Recruit Cover Band Frontman &amp;#x2022; Yes Hit The Road For 40th Anniversary, Rick Wakeman Quits For The Fifth Time &amp;#x2022; Yes Cancel Anniversary Tour After Singer&amp;apos;s Respiratory Failure\r\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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