“If you are approaching the music with more reverence than the original guys invested into it, you are effectively doing it a disservice.” IfsGuyOriginalsReverenceDisservice Author:James Hunter
“It's when you are trying to make something that is "authentic" as opposed to real - people who appreciate music for the wrong reasons tend to compartmentalize stuff.” PeopleTryingRealReasonStuffAppreciateWrong Reasons Author:James Hunter
“Because I'm English, I try not to make any purely American references, because I want to limit how much I'm pretending to be American.” WantTryingLimitsPretending Author:James Hunter
“If I sang the way I talk it would sound like "Tommy Steele sings Muddy Waters!"” IfsWaySoundWaterMuddy Author:James Hunter
“I'm conscious enough that how I'm singing is not my own accent.” EnoughMy OwnSingingConsciousAccents Author:James Hunter
“If I have any claim to originality, I do it by investing my own personality into it, so it's coming from a slightly more sardonic, English point of view.” IfsMy OwnViewsPersonalityClaimsInvestingPoint Of ViewOriginalitySardonicMy Own Personality Author:James Hunter
“My absolute favorite song I've ever written is "This Is Where We Came In." It's a nudge at younger listeners, cause at one time you could go into a cinema halfway through a film and then stay through and pick up where you left off.” FilmSongLeftCausesWrittenPicksAbsolutesCinemaOne TimeListenersHalfwayNudgeFavorite SongWhere We Came Author:James Hunter
“For me, hearing the term 'apply yourself' was like a crucifix to Bella Lugosi's Dracula. 'Ahhh, it burns!'” TermHearing Author:James Hunter
“I am quite a slow writer. I can only work under pressure; I wait until the last minute.” I CanLastsWaitingMinutesPressureUnder PressureLast Minute Author:James Hunter
