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Jerry Ewing

“I sold out three nights at Wembley but it cost me a fortune. It always gets voted biggest spectacular and also biggest folly. I take that as a compliment!” Six myths and legends of Rick Wakeman

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Rick Wakeman performs on stage during his King Arthur on Ice stage show, Wembley Empire Pool, London, May 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images).

Rick Wakeman fulfilled a long-held ambition when he performed his rock symphony The Six Wives Of Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace in 2009, marking the 500th anniversary of the English king’s ascension to the throne. Ahead of the event he discussed his 1973 debut solo release with Prog and dispelled some myths about his career.

The Hampton Court shows will be one of the biggest events you’ve undertaken of late. How did it come about?

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