I never write a tune before the lyrics. I get the lyrics and then I write around them. Some people write music and the lyrics come along and they say, 'Oh yeah, I've got something to fit that.' If that's… — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
I set myself a rule before I actually write a tune to the lyrics, and the rule is that I've got to take the lyrics on to a level of understanding before I can actually write music to them. What… — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
I became a completely dysfunctional, miserable person, completely uncommunicative and aggressive. — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
Anybody that forms a group, writes songs and releases records and says they don't care if people like them are complete liars. — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
Most bands, when they sign with a major, are from an indie. They usually start off with a big dilemma. They think they're selling… — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
The people I've met -- obviously, the people I'm going to meet after concerts are people that bother to hang around and there's going… — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
I've never really been interested in replicating the record in live performance, because I'd just get bored. When I was young I used to… — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
I never write a tune before the lyrics. I get the lyrics and then I write around them. Some people write music and the… — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
I'm always very interested in playing in front of different kinds of audiences. It always affects the way you play. — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
I think it's good that opportunity, like circumstances, can really affect what you do and you have no control over it. — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
I set myself a rule before I actually write a tune to the lyrics, and the rule is that I've got to take the… — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
It's quite a mistake to think that music fans don't work on major record companies. Sometimes, you know, you do find some good people… — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
Britain, as a pop music nation, used to have this very 'empire' kind of attitude. We used to 'invade' the world with our bands,… — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
