91 Quotes by John Waite

I mean, I really hung in there for as long as I could. I was working 18 hours a day on songs and singing.

All the songs I've written, if they don't sound good on acoustic guitar, they won't sound good at 11.

There's that Bob Dylan quote: 'He who's not busy being born is busy dying.' That's a great line. And I really believe that.

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.

'When I See You Smile' - that was not what we should have been doing in Bad English.

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.

You might be talking to someone who relates a song to losing a friend and you end up talking in the most intimate way. You can get so engaged that you end up in this existential conversation.

I was staring at a wall of photos and thought, 'What would that sound like if it was music?' And I guess that was the kicker. That's what got me going.

It's amazing what the acoustic guitar can bring to the picture.