Top 35 Quotes by James Bay

About James Bay

These are some quotes by British author James Bay Musician, who was born on September 4, 1990.

When I was 15, if anything, I thought I was going to be a Delta bluesman, which is so ridiculous.

When I was 15, if anything, I thought I was going to be a Delta bluesman, which is so ridiculous.

James Bay

I like drawing people in the airport or on the bus or in venues. I like catching people in the moment. It's a similar inspiration for me in terms of songwriting.

I like drawing people in the airport or on the bus or in venues. I like catching people in the moment. It's a similar inspiration for me in terms of songwriting.

James Bay

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.

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

I'm going to take each day and each thing and each gig as it comes at me.

I'm going to take each day and each thing and each gig as it comes at me.

James Bay

I loved pop music as a little kid. Things like the Black Eyed Peas. If it had a catchy chorus, I was into it.

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

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

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.'

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

I do some solo, acoustic stuff, but I also like plugging in my electric guitar and playing loud with a band.

I do some solo, acoustic stuff, but I also like plugging in my electric guitar and playing loud with a band.

James Bay

Both Springsteen and Michael Jackson, who had these huge productions, could always scale them back down to just a song and a melody. All of that influences me. I also try to be a fictional writer, and sometimes I get close, but the things that resonate the most with me - and with everyone else - is what's real.

James Bay

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.

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

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