Editing Jon Anderson (section)

==Musical style==
It is a commonly held misconception that Anderson sings [[falsetto]], a vocal technique which naturally produces high, airy notes by using only the ligamentous edges of the [[vocal cords]]; however, this is not the case. Anderson's normal singing/speaking voice is naturally above the [[tenor]] range.<ref name="biography" /> In a 2008 interview with the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', Anderson stated, "I'm an [[Countertenor|alto tenor]] and I can sing certain high notes, but I could never sing falsetto, so I go and hit them high."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08066/862775-42.stm | title= Jon Anderson says Yes to the School of Rock |access-date=22 May 2008 | newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] | first=Scott | last=Mervis | date=6 March 2008}}</ref>

According to Anderson's web site, he is also responsible for most of the mystically themed lyrics and concepts which are part of many Yes releases. The lyrics are frequently inspired by various books Anderson has enjoyed, from [[Leo Tolstoy|Tolstoy]]'s ''[[War and Peace]]'' to [[Hermann Hesse]]'s ''[[Siddhartha (novel)|Siddhartha]]''. A footnote in [[Paramahansa Yogananda]]'s ''[[Autobiography of a Yogi]]'' inspired an entire double album ''[[Tales from Topographic Oceans]]'' (1973). Recurring themes include environmentalism, [[pacifism]] and [[Solar deity|sun worship]]."<ref name="biography" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/yes-the-real-story-behind-tales-from-topographic-oceans |title=Yes: The Real Story Behind Tales From Topographic Oceans |first=Sid |last=Smith |website=LouderSound.com|date=2 November 2016 |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Anderson has said elsewhere that his lyrics are designed less with literary intent than to add tone and texture to the music, and his works often make use of [[assonance]]s and emphasis on [[open vowel]]s to this effect.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stump |first=Paul |title=The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock |date=1997 |publisher=Quartet Books Limited |isbn=0-7043-8036-6 |pages=215–6}}</ref>