British - Musician | September 4, 1990 -
I like it when things crescendo to a huge moment like 'Hold Back the River.'
James Bay
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It's bad to be labeled just another singer-songwriter.
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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.
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Being exhausted is all part of the fun. I'm cool with it. I'm not going to wish that it would slow down.
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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.
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I hope to have a long career, and I don't want to be defined by things that aren't the music.
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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.
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The Internet is the Wild West of the world, where anybody can throw anything down. Everything can be as relevant as the next thing; it doesn't matter who posts it. In that environment, the Critics' Choice is still very important.
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Some of my songs are about the feeling you belong somewhere else. But there's also something grounding about coming from a small town.
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I'm still like an excited kid playing guitar in front of the bedroom mirror.
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I loved pop music as a little kid. Things like the Black Eyed Peas. If it had a catchy chorus, I was into it.
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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?'
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