John Timothy Payne, born September 29, 1958 in Luton, England, is an English
bassist, vocalist, and songwriter. After touring with his first band, Moonstone,
in the late 1970s and recording a silver-selling record with the group CCCP in
1986, Payne was invited by founder Geoff Downes to replace John Wetton as lead
vocalist and bassist of Asia in 1991. He contributed to eight studio albums and
several live recordings before departing in 2006. He subsequently formed Asia
featuring John Payne, releasing the live album Extended Versions (2007) and the
EP Military Man (2009), before f...