Steve Howe (musician) release, Howe left the group in 1983 citing irreconcilable differences with Wetton. Following his departure, Howe performed an acoustic guitar solo on "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" on the 1984 same titled album by the pop group Frankie Goes to Hollywood that Horn produced. He also played on "Industry Standard" (1982) by The Dregs. In 1985, Howe formed another supergroup, GTR, named after an abbreviation of the word "guitar", with guitarist Steve Hackett. The idea came from Howe's manager and former Yes and Asia manager Brian Lane, who brought the two together as both wished to perform in a band after
Steve Howe (musician) "Keys to Ascension 2", the two double albums containing both live and studio tracks. Since "Keys to Ascension", Howe has appeared on all the albums recorded by Yes. Thereafter, over the following five years, the group released "Open Your Eyes" in 1997, "The Ladder" in 1999 and "Magnification" in 2001, before going on a four-year hiatus between 2004 and 2008. Following their hiatus, Yes released "Fly from Here" in 2011 and "Heaven & Earth" in 2014. On 24 May 1996, Howe received an honorary doctorate in Musical Arts (DMA) from Five Towns College in Dix Hills, New York. Also in