13 James Bay Quotes for You to Enjoy

James Bay

British Musician

Born: Sep 4, 1990

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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

Space Guitarist Stage Live Sick Say Out Dream Would Dream It Hoping Someone Inspiring Songs Come Know Massively Make Does Always How Up Anybody Little Shows Live Shows Growing Growing Up Play Thing

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

Me You People Say About Write Lookout Sort Around Antenna Up Personal Personal Experiences Just Experiences Happened Keep Things

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

Great Parents Enough Introduced Easy Some Great Ones Records Had Comfortable Got Springsteen Motown Up Stones Where Growing Growing Up

Being exhausted is all part of the fun. I'm cool with it. I'm not going to wish that it would slow down. James Bay

Slow Wish Exhausted Down Would Part Going Being Cool Fun

I bought a guitar CD-ROM because we had a new computer, but I had no attention span for that. I spent about three hours on it desperate to be brilliant. Eventually, I got some proper lessons. James Bay

When I'm writing, I need to amplify my thoughts and feelings on just a conversation that I might have had with somebody - somebody close to me. It's often the case that the people closest to me are the people on my mind the most. James Bay

Me Thoughts Conversation People Writing Mind Somebody Feelings Case Had Most Close Closest Often Just Might Amplify Need

I'm very close in age to my older brother, and we had a field at the end of the road where we could run around, climb trees, play football. James Bay

Age Field Older Trees Run Brother Could Had Football Road Around Climb End Very Close Where Older Brother Play Play Football

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

Brilliant Difficult Songwriting Well Process Really Painful Fun Works Load

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

Music Time You Together People Emotions Simple Other Incredibly Complex Kind See Some Songwriting Stuff Smashing Make Sort Same Maybe Just Same Time Process Explain Really Hard Loads

I like it when things crescendo to a huge moment like 'Hold Back the River.' James Bay

Back River Like Huge Hold Moment Things

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