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.
James Dean BradfieldI 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.
James Dean BradfieldAnybody that forms a group, writes songs and releases records and says they don't care if people like them are complete liars.
James Dean BradfieldI'm always very interested in playing in front of different kinds of audiences. It always affects the way you play.
James Dean Bradfield