Alex James
Alex James may refer to:
Alex James (musician)
Steven Alexander "Alex" James FRSA (born 21 November 1968) is an English musician and songwriter, as well as a journalist and cheesemaker. Best known as the bassist of the band Blur, he has also played with temporary bands Fat Les, Me Me Me, WigWam and Bad Lieutenant.
Biography
James was born in Boscombe, Bournemouth and attended the state grammar school Bournemouth School for boys, where he started playing in bands. In 1988, James met future bandmate Graham Coxon at Goldsmiths College, where James studied French. Introductions with Coxon's old school friend Damon Albarn and Dave Rowntree soon took place; at the time Albarn and Rowntree were part of a band called Circus. In 1989, James joined Coxon, Albarn and Rowntree's new band, Seymour, which would later be renamed Blur. While he has been in the band ever since, he now describes the experience as "a past-life". Despite this, Blur got together with returning bandmate Graham Coxon to perform at Glastonbury Festival, Hyde Park, Oxegen and T in the Park during the summer of 2009. They also played shows at Goldsmiths College, Essex Museum and other venues around the UK and mainland Europe. Blur headlined a show at Hyde Park for the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. In 2013, the band performed at the Rock Werchter in Belgium, the Spanish and Portuguese dates of the Primavera Sound Festival, and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in the United States.
Alex James (songwriter)
Alexander "Alex" James (born 19 October 1976, South London, England) is a British songwriter, best known for his work with Jason Derulo, Adam Lambert, Katharine McPhee, Wanessa, 2008 The X Factor winner Alexandra Burke, and South Korean female pop group Girls' Generation. His first album cut was for Scottish singer-songwriter Darius Danesh, and in 2009 penned American Idol finalist Elliot Yamin's song "This Step Alone" from Yamin's Fight For Love album. He also has songs on albums by Australian singer-songwriter Ricki-Lee Coulter, British pop group Girls Aloud member Nadine Coyle, and Charice of the TV show Glee, among others.
His influences include James Taylor, The Smiths, Timbaland, Babyface, and The Killers. James works primarily on piano and keyboard when composing songs, though he also plays guitar. He grew up in South London and lives between Los Angeles and London.
Songs
Podcasts:
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by Alex James
Rise & Fall
by: Alex JamesNobody knows if nobody tries,
Gotta give it all, gotta go with the roll of the dice
Who would have guessed that life could be cruel?
Cause nobody told me that loved doesn't play by the rules
But the hardest part can be the pain of the mystery!
Chorus:
It's a... and the sun it's close
It's the sunshine when your heart is burnt
It's a lesson that we never learn,
It's a birthday when you turn fifteen
It's a party it's the sweetest dream,
Gotta live, do it all, it's the rising and it's the fall!
I give everything but wasn't enough
I guess that's the way that it goes sometimes with love
I wouldn't change one single line
Cause when you're near me, I never felt so alive!
But the hardest part for me is the pain of the mystery!
Chorus:
It's a... and the sun it's close
It's the sunshine when your heart is burnt
It's a lesson that we never learn,
It's a birthday when you turn fifteen
It's a party it's the sweetest dream,
Gotta live, do it all, it's the rising and it's the fall!
You could run away,
You could try to hide but you know
All the memories that... in our hearts and the...
Chorus:
It's a... and the sun it's close
It's the sunshine when your heart is burnt
It's a lesson that we never learn,
It's a birthday when you turn fifteen
It's a party it's the sweetest dream,
Gotta live, do it all, it's the rising and it's the fall!
It's the rise, it's they rise and it's the fall!