Alain Whyte
| Alain Whyte | |
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Alain Whyte at a Morrissey concert. Roseland Ballroom, New York City, February 2000
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| Background information | |
| Born |
3 July 1967 Camden, London, England |
| Genres | Rockabilly, pop, rock and roll |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, composer, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | EMI, HMV, Sire, RCA, Mercury, Sanctuary |
| Associated acts |
Morrissey |
| Website | Myspace.com/AlainWhytemusic |
| Notable instruments | |
| Guitar, piano, bass, drums, vocals | |
Morrissey
Johnny Panic
Red Lightning
Tiger Army
Alain Gordon Whyte (pronounced Alan) (born 3 July 1967) is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is most known for being Morrissey's main songwriting partner since 1991 and his lead guitarist from 1991–2004. He had previously been in the bands Rugcutters, Born Bad and the Memphis Sinners. More recently, he has written for the likes of Madonna, Chris Brown, Rihanna, The Black Eyed Peas among many others. He won an ASCAP pop award in 2013 for his work as a songwriter on Chris Brown's hit single "Don't Wake Me Up".
Currently Alain Whyte resides in Los Angeles, California, United States with his wife, Brittany, and their two children.
Whyte joined Morrissey's band in 1991 after appearing in the music video for his single "Sing Your Life". While playing on the Kill Uncle tour in 1991, Whyte co-wrote eight of the ten songs on the album Your Arsenal which was subsequently released in 1992. Whyte played lead guitar live with Morrissey from 1991 to 2004 until he was taken ill and replaced by Jesse Tobias. Whyte never returned to the touring act.
Whyte has co-written and/or performed on all of Morrissey's albums but three: Your Arsenal (1992), Vauxhall and I (1994), Southpaw Grammar (1995), Maladjusted (1997), You Are the Quarry (2004), Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006), and Years of Refusal (2009). As of Years of Refusal, Alain Whyte had a total of 81 known songwriting credits with Morrissey.
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