When you're playing rock music to 10,000 people, you almost attack the audience. When you play acoustic you're waiting for the audience to respond. It's a reverse energy, and you're more vulnerable. It's really intense. — John Waite Copy Share Image
When you're up there acoustically you're thinking, How could I possibly go back to rock?' Then when I'm playing rock I think, How can I ever go back to being unplugged?' That's what makes it fun all of the time. — 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
There's a lot of compromises, but that's what a great record should be, really. — John Waite Copy Share Image
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… — John Waite Copy Share Image
We had huge success at first - really, really big. You could not turn on AM radio and not hear 'Every Time I Think… — John Waite Copy Share Image
