#rick-wakeman

#rick-wakeman

According to a press announcement, Melancholia began with a "quiet moment at the piano" one afternoon when Wakeman's wife overheard him playing the "contemplative piece" that would later become the track "Garo." The press release continues: "And because she knew well that he often turned to the piano in times of sadness or inner turbulence, using music as a kind of emotional compass, she encouraged him to share it."