E166: James Bay: Imposter Syndrome, Trauma & Controlling The Voice In Your Head

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2022

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

James Bay is a BRIT-award winning musician who’s sold over 5 million records, and one of the most personal and authentic artists working in the field today. Never afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve in his work, his artistry has helped millions of people articulate feelings in their own heart of love, regret, and friendships made and ended.

He’s definitely come a long way from the small town where he grew up, which he escaped through grasping every opportunity that came his way. There’s perhaps no industry tougher to succeed in than music, and this fear that there’s only a few that make it has haunted him at every step.

So settle down and let James walk you through every step of what the creative process looks like at the elite level - where inside him it comes from, what inspires it, and how he delivers his music. James’ new album ‘Leap’ is out now.

Topics:

Childhood
Idle time, insecurities & expectations
Becoming a musician and its learnings
How did it change your life?
Your albums and its influence
Would you change anything?
Your mental health
The consequences and symptoms of your inner voice
The cost of fame
Your partner
Your latest album
Our last guest’s question

James:

https://twitter.com/JamesBayMusic

https://www.instagram.com/jamesbaymusic/

James’ new album:

https://www.jamesbay.com

Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos

Sponsors:

Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven

BlueJeans - https://www.bluejeans.com/

Transcript

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0:00.0	I remember writing, holding back the river and everybody at the label jumping for joy
0:03.6	and thinking that they had a hit on their hands.
0:13.6	I dreamt about being on those stages in front of all the people that my heroes were in front of.
0:19.6	I remember this burning desire.
0:21.6	I was dead, sir, and I wanted it more than everyone.
0:24.0	Chaos in the calm comes out.
0:25.8	Davies in number one.
0:27.0	That's crazy.
0:27.8	And the winner is James Beck!
0:29.6	Thank you so much, this is insane.
0:31.2	Nobody could have made us understand it was going to be traumatic.
0:35.2	Who I was on the Chaos in the calm campaign.
0:38.3	I needed to stop all of that for my soul and my mental health.
0:42.2	Yeah, it's pretty fucking intense.
0:44.4	Ed Sheeran invited me to open for him in football stadiums around Europe.
0:47.6	And the bit I hate to admit that I'm anxious to confess, is it?
0:54.4	Life can take a toll on people.
0:56.6	To be male and talk about your feelings, it was more about can you suck it up though?
1:02.8	It's all like an act.
1:05.0	Would you do it all again?
1:11.2	I'm really concerned about what happens next.
1:14.4	So without further ado, I'm Stephen Bartlett and this is the DarioVaseo.
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