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Clash – “We Love Being The Underdog!” James Interviewed
Clash | Robin Murray | 21st May 2024
“We started writing new material already, and I might start on a new book soon. We’re always open to some crazy opportunity coming our way, and we’ll be like: OK, that could be good! With the Johnny Marr tour – we’ve wanted to go back to America for a while, and this is a great way to do it. It’ll be a really harmonious tour”
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Making It Up – Tim Booth Interview With Carter Wilson
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Making It Up podcast interview with Tim Booth by Carter Wilson
“This week’s Making It Up is extra-special as it features Tim Booth, lead singer and lyricist of James, a British band who has been performing for over 40 years and has sold more than 25 million albums globally (James is also Carter’s absolute favorite band, making Tim one of his personal heroes). You may have seen quotes from James songs as epigraphs in many of Carter’s novels, which is how he got to know Tim. After a decade in the making, Tim’s brilliant debut novel, When I Died For the First Time, just released in the U.K. and is set for a U.S. launch in July 2024.
Among other things, Tim and Carter discuss seeking out art and culture as a kid, how improvisation and editing are large parts of Tim’s lyricism, and how having an established audience affects confidence in writing. At the end of their conversation, they make up an incredibly descriptive story using a line from David Mitchell’s Slade House.”
The Overlap – Tim Booth on Leeds, Late Nights with Gordon Strachan, and Will Ferrell | Football Music & Me
Tim Booth on Leeds, Late Nights with Gordon Strachan, and Will Ferrell | Football Music & Me
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Daily Telegraph – Tim Booth from James interview: ‘You’re not famous if it doesn’t go to your head’
Daily Telegraph | Chris Harvey | 10th May 2024
“Tim Booth’s debut novel has lots of sex in it – explicit sex – from a tryst between a debauched rock star and a young pop diva on a circular waterbed to a very saucy encounter beneath a Marie Antoinette skirt at a masked ball..”
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XS Noise – Tim Booth of James on new album 'Yummy' and his debut novel 'When I Died for the First Time'
XS Noise | Mark Millar | 1st May 2024
In this interview, Tim discusses the writing and recording of YUMMY, upcoming live shows writing his first novel and lots more
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Daily Mail – James singer Tim Booth reveals how falling in love with his Shamanic healer wife saved him after cheating death: 'I challenged myself to find a purpose in life or I was going to check out early'
Daily Mail | Joanna Crawley | 29th April 2024
James singer Tim Booth has revealed how falling in love with his wife Kate Shela at first sight gave his life a purpose after he almost died from a childhood liver disease.
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Virgin Radio – Tim Booth reflects on James reaching number one and shares update on new album
Virgin Radio | Chris Evans | 26th April 2024
“We didn’t want to lose people with this game because we’ve got very loyal fans who don’t want to be exploited. All these bands putting out 20 different coloured vinyls and all this kind of stuff. It wasn’t our way”
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Stereoboard – Review: James - Yummy (Album Review)
Stereoboard | Graeme Marsh | 24th April 2024
Despite some similarities with earlier releases, James are no parody of their former selves. Instead, they have evolved into a more mature version. With the addition of Alper’s voice, there is a sustained feeling of being offered something new. As a result, ‘Yummy’ is without doubt the best album James have released since they reformed.
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XS Manchester – James 'Laid' with Saul Davies (plus bonus 'Yummy' interview)
XS Manchester | Jim Salveson | 23rd April 2024
Jim Salveson of XS Manchester talks to Saul Davies about each track on the Laid album and bonus Yummy content
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Virgin Radio – ‘We’re an album band’ - James break down their number one record, Yummy, track-by-track
Virgin Radio | Eddy Temple-Morris | 22nd April 2024
“I think it’s something perhaps people don’t focus on so much nowadays, with the making of a record, is the thing as an entirety. It’s more like, ‘Where’s your focus track, and let’s pour the energy into that.’ But we’re still old school in that respect, we want it to sound like an hour and a quarter’s worth of music that takes you on a journey, that connects, almost like a set list.”
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Billboard – James celebrate first-ever Official Number 1 studio album with 'Yummy'
Billboard | Lars Brandle | 22nd April 2024
After 42 years, James finally lands a U.K. No. 1 studio album with Yummy.
The leader at the midweek point, Yummy (via Nothing But Love Music) completes the chart week at No. 1.
It’s the second leader for Tim Booth and Co., following their 1998 career retrospective The Best Of, and 19th U.K. top 40 appearance.
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