John Wetton
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This doom metal master listens to prog icon John Wetton constantly. Here’s why
By Natasha Scharf Published
He names the King Crimson classic that means the most to him, and credits Asia, Family and Camel among his other prog influences

“I got shot down many times: ‘It’s pop. It’s bubblegum. The logo is ugly. We don’t hear a single!’” Asia’s debut album
By Mark Blake Published
The fleeting moment when a prog supergroup hijacked the US pop charts, becoming 1982's band of the summer

King Crimson’s rock star moments: A unique marriage proposal, a food fight and an adult movie soundtrack
By Sid Smith Published
John Wetton recalled a unique proposal in Italy as he argued that the band had plenty of edgy adventures – they just didn’t get caught

Amazingly, a prog supergroup soundtracked the summer of 1982. Their secret? English church music
By Mark Blake Published
With a background in three of the genre’s biggest bands, the quartet got tired of creating epics and decided to go pop. But they know their debut album would have only achieved a thousandth of its sales without the last track to be added

John Wetton’s Concentus II is 10 discs of sumptuous live performance
By Prog Published
Ongoing retrospective series revisits his solo era of the 90s

“His strident yet emotive voice is a remarkable legacy”: John Wetton’s Concentus live box set
By Philip Wilding Published
Expansive 10-disc collection is the first of three charting decades of his onstage work

New 10-disc John Wetton live box set on the way
By Jerry Ewing Published
Concentus: The John Wetton Live Collection, Volume I will be released in November

How John Wetton tribute inspired Geoff Downes’ new Asia line-up
By Rob Hughes Published
US tour with Focus, Martin Turner and Curved Air presents possibility of completing songs left unfinished after original singer’s death
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