When I was 16, I spent a year pushing trollies around a car park, and that wasn't fun. I didn't love working in a supermarket; it wasn't for me. It is for some people, and that's totally cool. James Bay carcoolfun Change image and share on social
I'm still like an excited kid playing guitar in front of the bedroom mirror. James Bay bedroomexcitefront Change image and share on social
As a little kid, I was obsessed with Michael Jackson. James Bay jacksonkidmichael Change image and share on social
I do some solo, acoustic stuff, but I also like plugging in my electric guitar and playing loud with a band. James Bay acousticbandelectric Change image and share on social
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 coolexhaustfun Change image and share on social
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 dreamgrowguitarist share on social
Some of my songs are about the feeling you belong somewhere else. But there's also something grounding about coming from a small town. James Bay belongcomefelt Change image and share on social
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 burberrycoolfamily share on social
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 attentionbrilliantbuy Change image and share on social
To drive though the streets of Manhattan to sign a record deal was like a movie. It was crazy - pretty hard to put into words. James Bay crazydealdrive Change image and share on social