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He was born Wesley Harding Stace on 22_October 1965 in Hastings, East Sussex, England.
His original first name and performing middle name, Wesley, comes from John Wesley who preached one of his last sermons in the town where Harding was born. His performing first name, John, might reasonably have come directly from John Wesley, or indirectly from either the American gun-fighter John Wesley Hardin or the Bob Dylan song about Hardin, "John Wesley Harding".
His education included:
He has been dogged by comparisons to Elvis Costello which probably was fueled, in part, by two members of his early band (Pete and Bruce Thomas) having been members of The Attractions.
Influences on him include: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Davies, Phil Ochs...
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