Jenny Anderson

[ronsalehnasir]

What do you know about Jon's first wife Jenny? What was her ethnicity? How did she and Jon meet. What went wrong between them? Where is she now and what is she doing? I would appreciate any information and web links you might have. Thanks

[Earl Grey]

I've heard various things...

I've heard that she is a very strong personality, that she is quick to the laugh, but also quick to the rebuke.

I've even heard there was a drug problem in the mix of it as well, although Jon hasn't gone on record with that. It's merely rumor, and I couldn't tell you positively.

It's Jon and Jenny's business, ultimately...

The song 'Don't Go' is about her.

:ele:

[ronsalehnasir]

I believe she is african-english.

I've heard that there were drugs involved in their falling-out.

I've heard that she is quite an amazing woman, a strong personality, quick to laugh and quick to state her case... And that she had a tendency to get 'nose-bleeds' during the time of their falling-out.

The song 'Don't Go' is about her.

That's all I've heard. It may be rumor, as Jon hasn't gone on the official record about it. So don't quote me. ;)

Earlie:yesbird:

Earl, please explain nosebleeds and drugs. What she doing coke? I thought that she may have been Indian, i.e., I inferred it from her appearance and from Jon's interests in the 70s. What makes you think African?

[jimmygtr]

...
The song 'Don't Go' is about her.


That's cool. I didn't know that song was about her. I'm guessing Chris's marriage to Nikki ended roughly around the same time maybe?

[BlueEagle]

The picture of her in the FRAGILE booklet, she looks East Indian or Indonesian. Hard to tell :confused:

[Dances w/PURPLE]

I have nothing to add about Jenny but I agree about it being their business. I read Rick Wakeman's interview regarding his American love child who is now 18 (my son's age) and reading it 9the interview) was so painful....imagine living with that for 18 years and not telling all the other children they had a sister. Sad things to be sure.

[ycantibu]

I could have sworn she was at least part polynesian. There was also a website, don't recall the url off-hand, but it was about Jon's encounter with the divine mother or whatever she's called...Anyhoo, he talks a bit about her there, as well.

[Silent_wings]

This is from an interview with Jade Anderson

Sipping tea in her swank hotel restaurant, 21-year-old Jade Anderson is the perfect model of classy English propriety. She sits perfectly upright and talks in the quiet, cultured tones of one who's been well educated--and perhaps, well-off for most of her life. And it's true, she did have it pretty good as the daughter of Yes frontman Jon Anderson. "We had cars, a house in London and one in the Caribbean, where my Mom was from." But beneath the shiny surface ran some dark waters, which she duly documents on "Love Without Gold," a grim riches-to-rags number from her soulful Columbia debut, Dive Deeper.
"Basically, when I was born, my dad was making the most money in Yes he had in ages," Anderson calmly relates. "And then the money was gone, because of bad accountants and [poor] record sales. People do assume that if you're born into a rock 'n' roll family or lifestyle with money, that you don't have a care in the world. But when it all goes wrong, not many people will be a part of it."
She moved in with her dad in Southern California, where merely attending school was a complete culture shock. "Going from an all-girl's boarding school, dressed in uniforms, to a wear-what-you-want place with boys everywhere?" Anderson recollects. "I was like, 'Oh my God!' But that was where I ended up feeling most comfortable." Suddenly hip to hip-hop, Anderson returned to London, began setting her private poems to a sultry r&b backbeat, and aided by U.K. producer Eg, recorded Dive Deeper in his basement studio. "My dad and my mom were both brought up with very humble beginnings," she concludes. "And I grew up with good morals because they wanted to instill that humility in me. And my own songwriting has been such a natural progression, it's been amazing. I truly felt it was a gift from God that I've been able to write songs this easily. And 'Love Without Gold' was truly a great moment for me--realizing just how lucky I really was."
(Source: Pulse Mag)

[Earl Grey]

Damn...

Ron quoted my post as I was deleting it. I Didn't want to say that stuff, but there it is.

All I know are rumors, and they are unconfirmed, as to the veracity thereof...
So grain of salt, and you didn't hear the National Enquirer stuff from me.

That's the gist of it. I have heard 'opinions' from people who have been close to the band at certain times, but nothing confirmed by either Jon nor Jenny, Gawd knows (Gawd: The fourth member of that great rock band in the sky, 'The Grand Quadrinity'. The other parts being Gosh, Golly and WOW. Or Snap Krackle and Pop. Whatever works fer ya!).

So there you go.
I deleted the stuff, but it stuck anyway.
Whattathing!
GOSH is displeased with me...

:ele:

[SallyKhatru]

That's quite interesting, though. I agrre it's somehow their buiseness. But on ething I always wanted to know, is why Rick's marriages never went right? is he such a bad husband, really, or what did happen there? Does anybody know some facts about that? I don't want to hear the bloody rumors, I'd only like to know what the problem was. Well, that sounds sort of strange, odesn't it?
Poor Earlie:-) Don'T worry, it wasn't that bad really.

[stevepenn]

There is a song called "She Walks Away" left over from the Paris sessions (I think) that found its way onto the boot "Perfect Union" in a couple of different iterations. The refrain "she walks away from love" mentions Jenny and if you listen to the lyrics (which I'll have to write down now when I get home) the song sounds very much like a lament and has a certain bitterness to it. It's actually a pretty catchy tune and I like it. I've always thought it was Jon expressing his sadness at the end of their relationship.

Also, seems I remember reading somewhere that Jenny is at least part Jamaican.

Anyway, I'll scout up those lyrics for "She Walks Away."

Peace

[SallyKhatru]

That's nice Steve. I'm very interested, because I think such things also help us to understand the guys and the music a bit better.
Now can somebody say anything about The 6, pardon 3 wives of Rick? I don't want to be a disturber of his private life, but I'm so nosy. And now that he didn't even wanted to marry me when I offered that to him, Ireally need to know why actually, lol:-)

[jimmygtr]

That's nice Steve. I'm very interested, because I think such things also help us to understand the guys and the music a bit better.
Now can somebody say anything about The 6, pardon 3 wives of Rick? I don't want to be a disturber of his private life, but I'm so nosy. And now that he didn't even wanted to marry me when I offered that to him, Ireally need to know why actually, lol:-)

I think the first marriage failure was mostly the biz. 2nd mostly the biz, and the 3rd probably pure exasperation on his spouses part with him, and why not you? Well that's just pure insanity on his part! LOL

[stevepenn]

Unfortunately, I can't remember exactly where in my drawers full of Yes junk, but I seem to remember reading once that Jon wishes he had been home more, especially for his kids and seemed to regret that part while acknowledging that the calling of his music no doubt had effects on his personal situation.

FWIW

[ronsalehnasir]

Thank you all for your thoughtful responses. I seem to credit Jenny with inspiring Jon's 70s energy to some degree and I'd like to know more about her. She sure is an enigma to us.

[soulsearcher]

i think she is so intriguing because of jon's spirituality, one might think that he would never seperate from his partner, and you wonder what could have been so insurmountable.
considering that i would marry jon in a heartbeat because of his views on nature, spirituality and basically every living thing, i does make me wonder what happened.

rick, i think, had a drinking and monagamy problem with his marriages.

[Jackaranda]

Strange things can happen in life and marriage. A number of us here know it.

Chris Welch's book gives an insight into Jenny if only a little.

Steve did an interview in 1980 where he complained about extravagant lifestyles.

Who knows?

[jimmygtr]

Unfortunately, I can't remember exactly where in my drawers full of Yes junk, but I seem to remember reading once that Jon wishes he had been home more, especially for his kids and seemed to regret that part while acknowledging that the calling of his music no doubt had effects on his personal situation.

FWIW

I believe evenJon has referred to himself as a prodigal father to his kids so one can reason if you weren't at home for your kids then you weren't home period.

Marriage is tough and takes lots of work.