Jake Bugg
Jake Bugg
Jake Buggis an English musician, singer, and songwriter. His self-titled debut album, some of which was co-written with songwriter Iain Archer, was released in October 2012 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. His second album, Shangri La, was released in November 2013 and his third, largely self-produced album On My One in June 2016. His main influences are Don McLean, Donovan, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, and the Everly Brothers. In an interview with Absolute Radio...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth28 February 1994
CityClifton, England
Before I was 12 years old, I had no interest in music; I was just into football. Then I heard Don McLean's 'Vincent' come on at the end of an episode of 'The Simpsons.' You know when you hear something and you don't understand why you like it, you just do? That's how I felt. I just thought, 'I want to be able to write songs like that.'
Bob Dylan is great. I've been compared to him a lot. I think when people see a person on stage with a guitar they just think, 'Bob Dylan!'
If a song is longer than three and a half minutes, it'll need something to keep you entertained.
I don't care about the word 'pop'. The Beatles were pop; it's just what's popular.
One Direction? The young girls will grow up and forget about 'em.
Obviously, with your first album, you want to make sure you are really happy with it.
The papers, you know, they're always gonna just make stuff up. They think it's in the public interest.
YouTube is a good way to discover new music now because it comes up with that thing at the side with other artists you might like.
At school, people would say I should go on 'Britain's Got Talent,' but I would never have done that because it doesn't seem genuine; it doesn't feel natural.
It can be disheartening to see acts that don't necessarily have any input on their own material to do so well in the charts.
My mum was a single mum on the dole.
Three thousand people singing back your songs is an incredible feeling.
Bob Dylan is great. Ive been compared to him a lot. I think when people see a person on stage with a guitar they just think, Bob Dylan!
Perhaps I’m not a nice person, but no one’s perfect.