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“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.”

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James Dean Bradfield

James Dean Bradfield, born on February 21, 1969, is a talented singer-songwriter. His musical career began in the Welsh independent music scene, known for his distinctive voice and profound lyrics. more

“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.”

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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.”

People Ifs Way Feels Writing Wells Might Song Like You Fit Yeah Tunes Supermarkets

Author:James Dean Bradfield

“I think it's good that opportunity, like circumstances, can really affect what you do and you have no control over it.”

Thinking Opportunity Circumstances Over It

Author:James Dean Bradfield

“Politicians refuse to modernize schools, they cut out midnight basketball, but build all these new jails. First class jails, second class schools. This is zero tolerance.”

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Author:Jesse Jackson