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

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

If they'd said, "Do you want to be John Wesley Harding or Wesley Stace in 25 years' time?" I would have said Wesley Stace, but I wasn't to know.

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

The people you might lose are the people who look at a marquee and are like, "Oh, John Wesley Harding is playing. I went to see him play 20 years ago." But if they see Wesley Stace, they might make absolutely no link between those two things at all.

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

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