In the second installment of Ron Fair's column for American Songwriter magazine, he chronicles his discovery of Trevor's music...it's quite the story! Long-time fans are aware that Trevor has frequently cited Fair as being the first record company executive to recognize the potential of "Owner" when he was originally attempting to obtain a recording contract after his development deal with Geffen went bust.
The article contains a video of Fair's edit of Trevor's original demo for "Owner," the full version of which was included on the 90124 release in 2003. Interestingly, the story of how Yes came into the picture - and Fair claims that (presumably) Phil Carson and Chris Squire had heard Trevor's demo of "Owner" at that time - is somewhat different to previous narratives (but let's remember Yes is a band which has numerous versions of their history in general). I think it certainly makes for a more dramatic story for Trevor Horn to have "discovered" the potential of the song himself, but who knows?
