MY PROG HERO
DAVID ELLEFSON
Inspiring the wider music world…
The Megadeth bassist explains his high regard for his Yes counterpart Chris Squire, who became a friend shortly before his death in 2015.
A gentleman with impact: Chris Squire and Ellefson, below, liked to “geek out” at concerts together.
PRESS
MELODY MYERS
“I had this couple of stoner buddies at high school, who got me into smoking pot, and they were the ones who were into exploratory music. I didn’t start smoking pot or drinking until I was about 16, so Yes didn’t come into my life until I was about 16! Before that, probably Rush were my first entrance into prog – although I never considered Rush to be prog, more of a hard rock band.