“So much of your life is wrapped up in the songs. All the twists come back, and you go back to that place when you were singing it. It's like reading your own diary and being in a time machine.”

English rock musician

John Waite is an English rock musician best known for his 1984 solo hit "Missing You." He was born in England and became known first as a singer in the rock bands the Babys and Bad English, before building a long solo career. As a solo artist, he has released ten studio albums. His biggest song reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten in the UK, and much of his work sits in the mainstream rock and pop-rock lane that made him familiar to a wide audience.