If they'd said, "Do you want to be John Wesley Harding or Wesley Stace in 25 years' time?" I would have said Wesley Stace, but I wasn't to know. — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
I took the name originally as a kind of disguise because I didn't want people to know I was about to embark on a s****y musical career that would last five months. And a lot of people took funny names… — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
There's nothing I like more than a writer who can sing, or a musician who has a book out. — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
When I was writing this new bunch of songs, I was singing a lot lower, because they were more intimate in a way. I… — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
If somebody had said to me back in 1988 that I'd still be making music in 25 years' time, to start with I would… — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
I just love putting on a show. I get a tremendous sense of community out of it. — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
The only problem with conjuring people is they insist on getting paid, unlike a writer who would do a reading for nothing. — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
A friend of mine pointed out to me, "Why do you separate your writing and your music?" I got (writers) Rick Moody and Jonathan… — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
If they'd said, "Do you want to be John Wesley Harding or Wesley Stace in 25 years' time?" I would have said Wesley Stace,… — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
The reason I did the name change is simple. I wrote a bunch of autobiographical material and I was really enjoying myself doing it,… — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
Aloha Earth, this is Elvis calling. You'll find me in the big house now. — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
I do find that most fans are aware of my writing career and have known my real name for many years. — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
With me more than anybody it seems silly having a stage name, and there wasn't any particular difference between me and John Wesley Harding.… — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
Novels may have taken care of the emotional business for me, which has allowed music to be more emotional for me. — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
