Around Quote by James Bay

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

— James Bay

And you don't have to care, so don't pretend. Nobody needs a best fake friend.

— James Bay

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

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

— James Bay

When I'm writing, I need to amplify my thoughts and feelings on just a conversation that I might have had with somebody - somebody…

— 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.

— James Bay

How I set myself apart is by creating the sort of real and honest music, which is who I'm also trying to be.

— James Bay

I write about personal experiences. I write about things that have happened to me and the people around me, so you just sort of…

— James Bay

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

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— James Bay