Wayne Hussey
Wayne Hussey was the replacement guitarist for Ben Gunn in The Sisters Of Mercy.
He had previously played with Pauline Murray & the Invisible Girls and was part of Dead or Alive for two years.
Frustrated by the lack of guitar-work and seeing most of his writing being put through a sequencer, Hussey left in August 1983.
The following month he joined The Sisters of Mercy and made his debut in Birmingham April 1984.
Wayne Hussey played guitars on The Sisters of Mercy's singles Body And Soul, Walk Away and No Time To Cry
as well as on The Sisters of Mercy's first studio album First And Last And Always.
Both, him and Craig Adams, went on to form The Mission after the initial sessions for a new (second) album with Eldritch didn't work out.
Adams left, and Hussey followed. With material dating back as far as 1981, the two set to work at Slaughterhouse studios in Driffield.
During his time with the Sisters, Wayne played an Aria Pro II guitar which became characteristic for The Sisters sound at the time.
It is thought that the song This Corrosion refers to Hussey's departure from the band. To quote Andrew Eldritch: "This Corrosion is aimed at a particular person, and it doesn't take a genius to work out who - although it'll probably take the person concerned considerable time."
Owing to Andrew Eldritch's particular hatred for Hussey, there are many taboos among the fanbase against associating him with The Sisters of Mercy. For example, on myheartland, the Sisters' main discussion forum, Wayne Hussey is not allowed to be mentioned by name in any discussions.
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