I write about personal experiences. I write about things that have happened to me and the people around me, so you just sort of keep this antenna up and on the lookout for things to say. James Bay Read Quote
My songwriting process, and maybe loads of other people’s, is just this sort of smashing together of emotions and stuff to make some music. It’s kind of simple and really complex at the same time and, as you can see, incredibly hard to explain. James Bay Read Quote
The thing about ‘Hold Back The River’ that I like is that it’s a good starting place, and it was the perfect first single. James Bay Read Quote
My family quite innocently don’t understand the ins and outs of it all, but they see things like the Burberry show and the Live Lounge, so they understand the gravity of those things, but they’re proud – it’s cool. James Bay Read Quote
As a singer-songwriter, a solo artist with a guitar, I can only write so many weepie little bedroom songs. James Bay Read Quote
There was a guitar that my uncle owned and never learnt to play. He sold it to my dad, and when I heard ‘Layla’, that was the tune that really grabbed me. I said to my dad, ‘Wait, there’s a guitar, right?’ James Bay Read Quote
Growing up in Hitchin was comfortable and easy enough. My parents had some great records – and some not-so-great ones – and that’s where I got introduced to Motown and the Stones and Springsteen. James Bay Read Quote
I loved pop music as a little kid. Things like the Black Eyed Peas. If it had a catchy chorus, I was into it. James Bay Read Quote
I used to dress up like Michael Jackson. I didn’t have the glove, but I had a red jacket like in ‘Thriller.’ James Bay Read Quote
