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Above: a typical rock critic

7. And finally...DON'T listen to the critics

"No offense to all the fine music journalists out there," says White with a laugh, "but if I had a dollar for every bad review Yes has gotten over the years, well, I'd have a lot more money than I already do.

"You have to play music to please yourself. If you do that honestly and can say at end of the day that you're happy with what you've accomplished, chances are the people are going to like it too. I've played so many shows and made so many records, and you read these reviews and you're like,'What the hell are these people talking about?'

"Tune it all out as best you can. You're a musician. Play music that you enjoy and the fans enjoy. That's all that matters. If you do that, then you can consider yourself very successful."

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