James Bay
James Bay is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer who works in English across the rock, soul, Americana, and pop genres.
Bay was born on 4 September 1990 in Hitchin and holds United Kingdom citizenship. He attended Hitchin Boys' School before going on to study at BIMM University. Working across rock, soul, Americana, and pop, he has built a practice as a recording artist, musician, and composer, with guitar as a central element of his work.
As a singer-songwriter — a role that corresponds to the German designation Liedermacher also applied to him — Bay writes and performs his own material. The Library of Congress has recorded the authorized form of his name as "Bay, James, 1990–," a cataloguing detail that reflects his presence in archival and reference systems.
Quotes by 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.'
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.
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 singer-songwriter, a solo artist with a guitar, I can only write so many weepie little bedroom songs.
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.
