Jake Bugg
Birthday: 28 February 1994, Clifton, Nottingham, England, UK
Birth Name: Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy
Height: 170 cm
Jake Bugg was born on February 28, 1994 in Clifton, Nottingham, England as Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy.
One Direction? The young girls will grow up and forget about 'em.
One Direction? The young girls will grow up and forget about 'em.
As a songwriter, it's very hard to listen to music that's not coming from the heart and soul, person Show more
As a songwriter, it's very hard to listen to music that's not coming from the heart and soul, personally. Hide
Sometimes Lennon needed McCartney and sometimes Simon needed Garfunkel. You'd go mad doing everythin Show more
Sometimes Lennon needed McCartney and sometimes Simon needed Garfunkel. You'd go mad doing everything on your own. Hide
I play music because I love it and I'll keep playin' till I'm old.
I play music because I love it and I'll keep playin' till I'm old.
[on being nominated for a British Male Solo Artist award] It's very nice to be nominated for somethi Show more
[on being nominated for a British Male Solo Artist award] It's very nice to be nominated for something you enjoy doing anyway. But awards and things like that don't hold a lot of sentimental value to me. Having something in solid form telling me I'm the best or whatever - it wouldn't change the way I pursue music or the way I make records. Hide
My mum was a single mum on the dole.
My mum was a single mum on the dole.
If a song is longer than three and a half minutes, it'll need something to keep you entertained.
If a song is longer than three and a half minutes, it'll need something to keep you entertained.
It can be disheartening to see acts that don't necessarily have any input on their own material to d Show more
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. Hide
I would love to have been born in the '60s.
I would love to have been born in the '60s.
At school, people would say I should go on 'Britain's Got Talent,' but I would never have done that Show more
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. Hide
I don't need an award to inspire me to keep making music.
I don't need an award to inspire me to keep making music.
Three thousand people singing back your songs is an incredible feeling.
Three thousand people singing back your songs is an incredible feeling.
The papers, you know, they're always gonna just make stuff up. They think it's in the public interes Show more
The papers, you know, they're always gonna just make stuff up. They think it's in the public interest. Hide
Bob Dylan is great. I've been compared to him a lot. I think when people see a person on stage with Show more
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!' Hide
Obviously, with your first album, you want to make sure you are really happy with it.
Obviously, with your first album, you want to make sure you are really happy with it.
I don't care about the word 'pop'. The Beatles were pop; it's just what's popular.
I don't care about the word 'pop'. The Beatles were pop; it's just what's popular.
Before I was 12 years old, I had no interest in music; I was just into football. Then I heard Don Mc Show more
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.' Hide
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