John Payne was the lead singer and bassist of Asia from 1992-2006. Payne was mainly a session musician, mainly on guitar, before joining Asia in 1992. He was considered for a position in ELO Part II on guitar and vocals. When asked to join Asia by Geoff Downes, he had to learn the bass guitar fast, including all of Asia's hits. Payne and Downes continued together as Asia for several years, but without a stable line-up around them, … Wikipedia
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