associated_acts years_active name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
wet celeste wet wet maggie pie & the impostors new 1986 -- present graeme duffin non_vocal_instrumentalist 28 february 1956 guitar pop graeme duffin
 graeme duffin musician songwriter record producer
graeme duffin

graeme duffin -lrb- born 28 february 1956 -rrb- has played guitar for the scottish pop band wet wet wet since 1983 .
however he has never officially been a band member , nor has he appeared in band photographs or interviews .
the band were suspected of keeping him hidden for image purposes but it may have been duffin 's own choice due to his stammer .
he is a christian .
in an online article by graeme smith -lrb- dated 23 march 2005 -rrb- , duffin is quoted as saying , `` we are basically social animals and we have a real need to feel that we belong , and stammering , if it makes us feel somehow different from everybody else around us , can lead to a real feeling of isolation .
i feel the only way forward for adults who suffer chronically from stammering in the long term is to be able to face it head-on with dignity and courage .
that is very , very difficult if you are trying to do that in isolation . ''
in an interview with british stammering association trustee eddie phillips -lrb- `` speaking out '' , autumn 2004 , page 3 -rrb- duffin describes his experience of stammering severely during a radio interview in which he was attempting to discuss his work with wet wet wet : `` i blocked on every syllable of every word , and they could n't use the interview .
i came out of the studio exhausted , disheartened , embarrassed .
two years ago i had an interview there that went really well .
that partly reflects my level of confidence in my ability to deal with and enjoy that situation now . ''
in addition to his role as a guitarist with the wets and director of the foundry music lab , duffin is actively involved in the work of the british stammering association scotland , and is also an instructor/facilitator for the mcguire programme .
in february 2006 , duffin opened foundry music lab , a recording/rehearsal/teaching facility with two of his friends , ted blakeway and sandy jones , in motherwell .
in october 2006 , duffin joined wets frontman marti pellow for a two-month tour in support of the latter 's `` moonlight over memphis '' solo album .
