| Wayne Hussey | |
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Hussey performing in 2004 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Wayne Hussey |
| Born | 26 May 1958 Bristol, England United Kingdom |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Cleopatra Records, Sony Music |
| Associated acts | The Mission, The Sisters of Mercy, Pauline Murray & The Invisible Girls, Dead or Alive, Gossamer |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gretsch White Falcon, Fender Starcaster, Fender Stratocaster, Gibson SG | |
Wayne Hussey (born 26 May 1958 in Bristol, England) is a British musician, best known as lead singer of The Mission and guitarist with The Sisters of Mercy.
Hussey grew up in Bristol. He was influenced at a young age by Marc Bolan and his band T.Rex, and was thus inspired to become a guitarist. Brought up in the LDS Church, he rebelled against his parents' wishes that he serve as a missionary and moved to Liverpool in the late 1970s to join the scene around Eric's Club, a noted nightclub of the time.
Hussey started to perform, most notably with Pauline Murray (later lead vocal with successful punk band Penetration & The Invisible Girls), which is where he cut his teeth as a songwriter. The first success for Hussey came when he joined Dead or Alive at the request of frontman Pete Burns. After Burns retreated to become more studio-based Hussey decided to leave and was offered a position with The Sisters of Mercy, concentrating on 12-string and 6-string guitars. When the Sisters of Mercy disbanded, Hussey and bassist Craig Adams set up The Mission, recruiting Mick Brown on drums and Simon Hinkler on guitars.
Hussey has produced and played on records by stablemates All About Eve and in the late 1990s provided some re-mixes for the Los Angeles based Cleopatra Records. He also produced, remixed, and appeared on some tracks for the Columbus, Ohio based band Gossamer including the track 'Run' for the first Unquiet Grave compilation by Cleopatra Records. He also produced and played on Brilliant Mistakes by the Greek band Flowers of Romance. He has played live with both Gary Numan and The Cure.
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Hussey currently uses the Line 6 Variax 500 when playing live; he has previously used a Gretsch White Falcon. In the studio he uses both a Fender Telecaster and Fender Starcaster. His signature 12 string setup currently has a Fender Electric, a Vox Teardrop and an Ovation Acoustic. During his time with the Sisters he used an Aria Pro II.
He currently lives in Brazil and is a life-long Liverpool F.C. supporter. After Liverpool's triumph in Istanbul in 2005 Hussey composed a song entitled "Draped in Red".[1] After he wound up The Mission for the second time in early 2009, he released a solo album called Bare in October, 2009 on the Sony Music label, (in Germany, there are four bonus tracks).[2] He continues to tour as a solo artist.
In May 2009, Hussey announced on the Mission's website and in an interview on BBC 6 Music that he and Julianne Regan were working together on an album of cover songs, reinterpretations of old material and new songs, and invited fans to suggest songs for the duo to cover.
Hussey is currently married to a Brazilian woman, and has two children from a previous marriage.
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