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“I do find that most fans are aware of my writing career and have known my real name for many years.”

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John Wesley Harding is a talented singer-songwriter, born on October 22, 1965. His musical style blends folk, rock, and country elements, known for his distinctive voice and heartfelt lyrics. more

“The reason I did the name change is simple. I wrote a bunch of autobiographical material and I was really enjoying myself doing it, and in two of the songs I quote two different people (referring to me as Mr. Stace). And it just hit me at some point that it was ludicrous for me to think of myself as Wesley Stace, publish novels as Wesley Stace, be Wesley Stace and not have it released as Wesley Stace.”

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“Novels may have taken care of the emotional business for me, which has allowed music to be more emotional for me.”

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“When I was writing this new bunch of songs, I was singing a lot lower, because they were more intimate in a way. I had to come up with a way to frame the music that was intimate.”

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“I just love putting on a show. I get a tremendous sense of community out of it.”

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“A friend of mine pointed out to me, "Why do you separate your writing and your music?" I got (writers) Rick Moody and Jonathan Ames to do the first one, and it just kind of gathered steam; then NPR picked it up. It is a nice way for me to marry both sides of my career, a move that's probably culminated in me dropping the name John Wesley Harding.”

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“The only problem with conjuring people is they insist on getting paid, unlike a writer who would do a reading for nothing.”

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“I'm proud of them and I am happy to see that the Frank Mir that we all wanted to see back in the day is truly here and I think he's here to say. I have a really good friend in his trainer, Ken Hahn at Striking Unlimited and I'm glad that they're getting the respect that they deserve now.”

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“I think Frank Mir was 100 percent underestimated and I'm really happy to see the result because I think we needed it in the heavyweight division.”

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“We need more guys that are solid talents all around and Frank Mir proved himself and I don't think anyone is going to second guess him every again.”

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