“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.”

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.