--- title: "1 Fender Quotes By John Waite" description: "1 Fender quotes by John Waite. Plus more from John Waite and more Fender sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/john-waite-7196_brother_my-brother-was-the-first-in-lancaster-to_851660.png" --- > [My brother was the first in Lancaster to have a Fender Stratocaster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/my-brother-was-the-first-in-lancaster-to-have-a-fender-stratocaster/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/john-waite-7196_brother_my-brother-was-the-first-in-lancaster-to_851660.png) ## More by John Waite > [I was staring at a wall of photos and thought, 'What would that sound like if it was music?' And I guess that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/i-was-staring-at-a-wall-of-photos-and-thought-what-would-that-sound/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [There's an easy way to tell if you have a good song. You get hit in the head with a message, and you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/there-s-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-you-have-a-good-song-you-get-hit-in/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [Songs, and songwriting keeps me inspired, moving forward. I tend to scribble down notes, lyrics or just random thoughts on pieces of paper, backs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/songs-and-songwriting-keeps-me-inspired-moving-forward-i-tend-to/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [When you play live, everything goes up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/when-you-play-live-everything-goes-up/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [I was going to be a painter. I went to art school - but every 16-year-old wants to be a painter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/i-was-going-to-be-a-painter-i-went-to-art-school-but-every-16-year/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [I really expected things to be different. But being in Bad English was too much of a compromise. Instead of being true to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/i-really-expected-things-to-be-different-but-being-in-bad-english-was/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [I thought my wife and I would grow old together, but it just didn't work out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/i-thought-my-wife-and-i-would-grow-old-together-but-it-just-didn-t/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [You know, I still find music as inspiring and exciting as I did when I was 15.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/you-know-i-still-find-music-as-inspiring-and-exciting-as-i-did-when-i/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [Music comes from a whole different place. It tells the story of your life and it's probably the closest thing I have to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/music-comes-from-a-whole-different-place-it-tells-the-story-of-your/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [I think rock 'n' roll is very visual. All of the best bands, like The Stones, The Who and Small Faces, were very valid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/i-think-rock-n-roll-is-very-visual-all-of-the-best-bands-like-the/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [I always thought that the Babys were five years ahead of everybody else, I really do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/i-always-thought-that-the-babys-were-five-years-ahead-of-everybody/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [I like imperfection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/i-like-imperfection/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [There's a lot of compromises, but that's what a great record should be, really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/there-s-a-lot-of-compromises-but-that-s-what-a-great-record-should-be/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [Rock seems a little bit redundant now because it really is what country is. It's the voice of America and rock 'n' roll used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/rock-seems-a-little-bit-redundant-now-because-it-really-is-what/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) > [We had huge success at first - really, really big. You could not turn on AM radio and not hear 'Every Time I Think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/we-had-huge-success-at-first-really-really-big-you-could-not-turn-on/) [John Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waite/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fender/john-waite/#itemlist", "name": "1 Fender Quotes By John Waite", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My brother was the first in Lancaster to have a Fender Stratocaster.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waite" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waite/my-brother-was-the-first-in-lancaster-to-have-a-fender-stratocaster/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/john-waite-7196_brother_my-brother-was-the-first-in-lancaster-to_851660.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/john-waite-7196_brother_my-brother-was-the-first-in-lancaster-to_851660.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/john-waite-7196_brother_my-brother-was-the-first-in-lancaster-to_851660.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My brother was the first in Lancaster to have a Fender Stratocaster.” — John Waite", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fender/john-waite/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fender/john-waite/", "name": "Fender Quotes by John Waite", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fender/john-waite/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/john-waite-7196_brother_my-brother-was-the-first-in-lancaster-to_851660.png" }, "description": "1 Fender quotes by John Waite. Plus more from John Waite and more Fender sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fender/john-waite/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fender/john-waite/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Fender", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fender/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "John Waite", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fender/john-waite/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```