James Bay

Musician

1990-09-04

Quotes by James Bay

• 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.

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• As a singer-songwriter, a solo artist with a guitar, I can only write so many weepie little bedroom songs.

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• I love the intimate, single spotlight, troubadour-y quiet, delicate moments. But I also love Springsteen and screaming and shouting.

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• It's silly to call me the new Ed Sheeran. He can fill stadiums as a solo artist, but I'm not like that.

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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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