John Waite, Interview with Rock N Roll Universe

1. NAME?

JOHN CHARLES WAITE

2. PLACE OF BIRTH?

LANCASTER ENGLAND

3. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?

FROM THE AGE OF THREE WE LIVED IN A COTTAGE FACING INTO THE COUNTRYSIDE. IT WAS LITERALLY THE LAST ROW BEFORE THE FIELDS BEGAN. I GREW UP PLAYING IN THE CORN FIELDS AND WOODS. SUMMER AND WINTER. A LITTLE LIKE I THINK,JOHN LENNON WAS SINGING ABOUT IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS. THERE WERE RUINS OF STABLES AND STREAMS. A WONDERLAND.

4. FIRST MUSICAL INFLUENCES?

MY BROTHER JOE PLAYED GUITAR AND MY COUSIN MICHAEL ALSO. I GOT TURNED ON TO EVERY KIND OF MUSIC THERE WAS. THE SHADOWS WERE BIG.

5. FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND WHAT DO YOU PLAY NOW?

I GOT A LITTLE PLASTIC UKULELE WHEN I WAS ABOUT 5. THERE WAS A PIANO IN THE HOUSE THAT MY MUM PLAYED. I PLAY ALOT OF DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS. I CAN GET A SONG OUT OF ANYTHING.

6. YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES GROWING UP?

ART, SINGING, MUSIC, AMERICA

7. WORST THING YOU DID AS A TEENAGER?

GROW UP

8. YOUR FIRST GIG EVER AS A MUSICIAN?

STANDING IN FOR A MISSING BASS PLAYER IN MY BROTHERS BAND (JIMI HENDRIX SONG)

9. YOUR WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER?

STANDING IN FOR MISSING BASS PLAYER

10. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OTHER THAN MUSIC NOW DAYS?

SHAG

11. FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK?

INDIAN FOOD IS THE BEST. RED WINE.