Wayne Hussey
Wayne Hussey (born May 26, 1958 in Bristol ) is a British musician from the dark wave environment. He gained worldwide fame as the guitarist of The Sisters of Mercy and as the frontman of the band The Mission, which he founded .
Career
Hussey grew up in the Bristol area and was heavily influenced by the band T. Rex . In an interview he said that Marc Bolan inspired him to play guitar. In the late 70s Hussey moved to Liverpool and played guitar in a few local unknown bands before he was hired by Pauline Murray as the live guitarist of her group The Invisible Girls in 1980 , which he left after a few months.
Shortly before the turn of the year 1981 he was contacted by Pete Burns , who wanted to hire him as guitarist for his band Dead or Alive . Hussey accepted and moved to London . First appearances took place in the famous Batcave . After the release of the EP From Nowhere to Nowhere , Hussey also began composing the songs, so he wrote the single Misty Circles alone. After the first chart successes arose between Hussey and Burns, in which direction the music style of the band should go. Hussey did not agree with the plans to make the music more pop- heavy and left the band in early 1984.
A short time later he joined The Sisters of Mercy . Here, too, he not only played guitar, but also acted as a songwriter. Hussey had a significant impact on the band's music and wrote a good half of the songs on the debut album First and Last and Always . During the tour through North America there was a dispute between the band members and the frontman Andrew Eldritch , whereupon he temporarily disbanded the group in November 1985.
A few months later, Hussey and Craig Adams formed the band The Mission , which continues to this day. His first solo album Bare was released in 2009.
Discography
With Dead or Alive
- 1982 From Nowhere to Nowhere (EP)
- 1982 The Stranger (single)
- 1983 Misty Circles (single)
- 1983 What I Want (single)
With The Sisters of Mercy
- 1984 Body and Soul (EP)
- 1984 Walk Away (single)
- 1985 First and Last and Always (album)
- 1985 No Time to Cry (single)
- 1987 Wake (Live VHS)
With The Mission
see The Mission
solo
- 2009 Bare (album)
- 2014 Songs of Candlelight and Razorblades (album)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hussey, Wayne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English singer, guitarist and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bristol |