My songwriting process is painful. Songwriting is brilliant. It’s a load of fun – when it works. It’s really difficult as well. James Bay Read Quote
Growing up, when I was at live shows, I was always hoping someone would come out on stage and say, ‘The guitarist is sick and couldn’t make it… does anybody know how to play all the songs?’ That was always my little dream. It was a massively inspiring thing to be in a space with live shows. James Bay Read Quote
Up until the last minute, it was art and drawing for me. That was the first real and natural thing I thought I was good at and loved to do. But I developed a similar kind of love for music. James Bay Read Quote
I spent two years playing open mic nights in Brighton, and I heard more and more people saying, ‘You should give it a go in London.’ James Bay Read Quote
