JOHN WAITE: KWIK KWOTES!
After spending his formative years in the Babys, John Waite has struck out on his own, orging a highly successful solo career based on lbums like No Brakes and Mask Of Smiles. Here, the personable and energetic Waite gives a ew of his opinions—based on years in the music usiness—on his own up-and-down career and op music:
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JOHN WAITE: KWIK KWOTES!
After spending his formative years in the Babys, John Waite has struck out on his own, orging a highly successful solo career based on lbums like No Brakes and Mask Of Smiles. Here, the personable and energetic Waite gives a ew of his opinions—based on years in the music usiness—on his own up-and-down career and op music:
When I don’t play music, I’m no longer John atte. So to keep John Waite alive—whatever al is—I’ve focused myself through music.”
I was at my absolute lowest ebb I imped into Pete Townshend at a club and we
went onstage and played five numbers. He was polite, nice—I learned so much from that. ”
“You don’t write great rock V roll from a limo. ’
“I don’t want to be anything else but John Waite. A lot of people want to make it big so they can be something else—spit on people and, generally, be animals. That’s being a pig.”
“Rock V roll should work for the good of something else. ”
“I spent four years in art college and I write poetry pretty well. I mean, strong stuff. And I wanted to write a novel. ”
