It was a free-for-all; the BBC wouldn't play anything so we had pirate radio playing the African-American music and the Beatles and greats like Howlin' Wolf and Robert Johnson and Motown's Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and Otis Redding. — John Waite Copy Share Image
I was staring at a wall of photos and thought, 'What would that sound like if it was music?' And I guess that was… — John Waite Copy Share Image
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… — John Waite Copy Share Image
Songs, and songwriting keeps me inspired, moving forward. I tend to scribble down notes, lyrics or just random thoughts on pieces of paper, backs… — John Waite Copy Share Image
I was going to be a painter. I went to art school - but every 16-year-old wants to be a painter. — John Waite Copy Share Image
I really expected things to be different. But being in Bad English was too much of a compromise. Instead of being true to the… — John Waite Copy Share Image
I thought my wife and I would grow old together, but it just didn't work out. — John Waite Copy Share Image
You know, I still find music as inspiring and exciting as I did when I was 15. — John Waite Copy Share Image
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… — John Waite Copy Share Image
I think rock 'n' roll is very visual. All of the best bands, like The Stones, The Who and Small Faces, were very valid… — John Waite Copy Share Image
I always thought that the Babys were five years ahead of everybody else, I really do. — John Waite Copy Share Image
