My earliest professional musical experiences were really as a session player, and every day was an adventure. Three sessions a day, every day, and you never knew who you would be working with until you arrived at the studio.

since he was a child and later on he also became a director of the West London club. He purchased his first electronic keyboard at 12 years of age. In 1968 Wakeman secured a place at the Royal College of Music where he studied piano clarinet orchestration and modern music.

He returned for two years in 1995 and once more in 2002 where he was part of the band's 35th anniversary tour until its end in 2004. He has produced over 100 solo albums that have sold more than 50 million copies.