“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 to be more of a chance of things translating to them because they're going to take more time over it, if they're going to wait around to meet us. But so far, it does seem as if things written down are translating into people actually buying it, that kind of way.” PeopleIfsWayKindDoeSeemsWaitingChanceWrittenMetsBotherBuyingOver ItMore TimeConcertsTranslate Author:James Dean Bradfield
“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 go and see bands and, even if it was my favorite band, I'd get bored after twenty minutes.” IfsYoungUsedRecordsMinutesBandPerformancesTwentiesMy FavoriteBoredLive PerformanceFavorite Bands Author:James Dean Bradfield
“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 I'm doing is interpretation. If I don't write the lyrics, therefore I must interpret them to the best of my ability. So my rule is that I must understand it, but I don't necessarily have to accept.” IfsWritingI CanUnderstandingAbilityLevelsAcceptingTunesInterpretation Author:James Dean Bradfield
“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 the way people write songs, I feel like you might as well just go to the supermarket.” PeopleIfsWayFeelsWritingWellsMightSongLike YouFitYeahTunesSupermarkets Author:James Dean Bradfield
“Anybody that forms a group, writes songs and releases records and says they don't care if people like them are complete liars.” PeopleIfsWritingCareFormSongRecordsGroupsDon't CareReleaseLiarsMusic Business Author:James Dean Bradfield
