John Waite
Presented by: ArtsQuest
John Waite VIP/Meet & Greet Upgrade:
$90*
*Does not include admission ticket
Fans will get the chance to meet John and the band backstage pre-show, will be able to bring merchandise to be signed, have an opportunity for a private photo opp with John and the band, and will receive a signed lyric sheet to “Missing You” with John’s thumbprint ink’d into the paper.
Doors and Dinner: 6:00 pm | Show: 7:30 pm
John Waite, the lead singer of The Babys and Bad English, was a fixture of album-oriented rock radio stations during the ’70s and ’80s. Waite had a talent for power ballads and driving arena rock, occasionally touching on new wave-styled power pop as well. Several of Waite’s songs — including “Missing You,” The Babys’ “Isn’t It Time,” and Bad English’s “When I See You Smile” — became radio staples.
“Songs, and songwriting keeps me inspired, moving forward. I tend to scribble down notes, lyrics or just random thoughts on pieces of paper, backs of cigarette packs, sometimes on my shirt cuff. Rock n’ roll is closest thing I’ve got to a spiritual power. It’s been the higher voice in my life and it’s never let me down.”
– John Waite
Countless musicians of far lesser accomplishment have probably made similar statements regarding their own personal creative process, but when the confession comes from John Waite – whose been successfully writing, recording and performing some of the most listenable, enduring and appreciated popular music for more than 35 years – one cannot help but both recognize and marvel at the shimmering legacy of this British born rock star.
