James Bay
James Bay
James Bayis a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost part. It borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario; islands within the bayare part of Nunavut. The James Bay watershed is the site of several major hydroelectric projects, and is also a destination for river-based recreation. Several communities are located near or alongside James Bay, including a number...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth4 September 1990
CityHitchin, England
My songwriting process is painful. Songwriting is brilliant. It's a load of fun - when it works. It's really difficult as well.
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.
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?'
The thing about 'Hold Back The River' that I like is that it's a good starting place, and it was the perfect first single.
And you don't have to care, so don't pretend. Nobody needs a best fake friend.
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you called me up. If you ever wanna be in love, I'll come around
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.
As a little kid, I was obsessed with Michael Jackson.
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 do some solo, acoustic stuff, but I also like plugging in my electric guitar and playing loud with a band.
When I was 15, if anything, I thought I was going to be a Delta bluesman, which is so ridiculous.
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.
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.
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.