250px, Hussey performing at the M'era Luna Festival in 2004. Jerry Wayne Hussey (born 26 May 1958) is an English musician who was born in

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, England. He is best known as the lead singer of The Mission, and the guitarist with

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Biography

Hussey grew up in Bristol. He was influenced at a young age by

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and his band T. Rex, and was thus inspired to become a guitarist. Brought up in the

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, he rebelled against his parents' wishes that he serve as a

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and moved to

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in the late 1970s to join the scene around Eric's Club, a noted

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of the time. Hussey started to perform, most notably with

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and

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, with whom he started songwriting. 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

, concentrating on 12-string and 6-string guitars, contributing to arrangements and using his higher ranged voice for backing vocals which contrasted with

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's melancholic baritone. When the Sisters of Mercy disbanded, Hussey and bassist Craig Adams set up The Mission, recruiting Mick Brown on drums and

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on guitars. He lived in Leeds for a while before moving to London towards the end of the 1980s. Hussey has produced and played on records by The Mission's

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labelmates

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and in the late 1990s provided some remixes for

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. He also produced, remixed and appeared on some tracks for the US 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. Hussey has played live with both

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and

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. He is a

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supporter and after his team's victory in the Champions League Final of 2005, he composed the song entitled "Draped in Red" featured on the album '' God is a Bullet''. In 2019 Hussey released his autobiography ''Salad Daze''. Hussey currently lives in

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, married to a Brazilian actress, Cinthya, and has two children from previous relationships.

Solo career

Since 2002, Hussey has regularly played solo shows that features Mission material, new songs and covers. After he wound up The Mission for the second time in early 2009, he released his first solo album called '' Bare'' in October of that year on the

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label. (In Germany, there are four bonus tracks.) In May 2009, Hussey announced on The Mission's website and in an interview on BBC 6 Music that he and

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were working together on an album of

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s, reinterpretations of old material and new songs, and invited fans to suggest songs for the duo to cover. This album was eventually released in the autumn of 2011 as ''Curios'' under the name Hussey-Regan on Cherry Red Records. In 2014, he released his second solo album, ''Songs of Candlelight & Razorblades'', of largely acoustic songs. In August 2020 Hussey re-recorded " Tower of Strength" as ReMission International TOS 2020, in support of key workers dealing with Covid-19 globally. All proceeds went to charities personally chosen by each contributor to TOS2020. On this project Wayne collaborated with friends and musicians, including Michael Ciravolo,

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, Budgie, Evi Vine,

, James Alexander Graham (from

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, Michael Aston,

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, and

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Equipment

When playing live solo, Hussey uses a Martin D42. When playing live with the band, Hussey currently uses a Schecter Corsair 12-string. In the studio, he uses both a

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and

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Discography

Dead or Alive

*''It's Been Hours Now'' EP (1982) *''The stranger/Some of that'' (1982) *''

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'' (1984)

The Sisters of Mercy

*'' Body and Soul'' (1984) *'' Walk Away'' (1984) *''No Time To Cry'' (1985) *'' First and Last and Always'' (1985)

The Mission

*''

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'' (1986) *'' The First Chapter'' (1987) *''

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'' (1988) *''

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'' (February 1990) *'' Grains of Sand'' (November 1990) *''

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'' (1992) *''

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'' (1995) *''

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'' (1996) *'' Aura'' (2001) *'' God is a Bullet'' (2007) *''Dum Dum Bullet'' (2011) * '' The Brightest Light'' (2013) * '' Another Fall from Grace'' (2016)

Solo

*'' Bare'' (2009) *''Songs of Candlelight and Razorblades'' (2014)

Guthrie Handley with Wayne Hussey

* Where Was? (single) (1987)

Stisch featuring Wayne Hussey

* ''Hit Repeat (single)'' (2008)

Wayne Hussey and Julianne Regan

* ''Curios'' (2011)

Wayne Hussey and James Bacon

*''As Irmãs Siamesas ( pt, The Siamese Sisters)'' (2018)

Wayne Hussey and The Divine

* ''Live At The Yellow Arch'' (2020)

ReMission International

* ''TOS2020 (single)'' (2020)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hussey, Wayne 1958 births Living people Musicians from Bristol Former Latter Day Saints English male guitarists English rock guitarists English male singers English songwriters English new wave musicians British alternative rock musicians British indie rock musicians Gothic rock musicians Male new wave singers Dead or Alive (band) members The Sisters of Mercy members The Mission (band) members British post-punk musicians 20th-century English musicians The Invisible Girls members