William Adam Reid (born 28 October 1958) is a Scottish musician, best known for being the lead guitarist, main songwriter, co-founder and occasional singer of the Scottish alternative rock band, the Jesus and Mary Chain. == Musical career == === The Jesus and Mary Chain === William, along with his brother Jim, the lead singer, formed the (at times unstable) core of the band. The early sound of the Jesus and Mary Chain was defined by Reid's extremely distorted and... [more on Wikipedia]