James Dean Bradfield (Pontypool, Wales, 21 February 1969) is the lead guita… Read Full Bio ↴James Dean Bradfield (Pontypool, Wales, 21 February 1969) is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the celebrated Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, which he co-formed in 1986. Regarded by many fans as one of the most talented and overlooked guitarists of his generation, he was due to be named "Clint Eastwood Bradfield" after his father's favourite actor, but due to a compromise with James' mother, was named for another famous actor.

On 27 April 2006, a track from Bradfield's debut solo album entitled "That's No Way To Tell a Lie" premiered on Janice Long's show on Radio 2.

Bradfield played three dates in late May 2006 (Manchester Roadhouse, King Tut's Glasgow and London Barfly) to offer fans a chance to preview his new solo material. He also played a couple of Manic Street Preachers songs such as "Ocean Spray" (to which he contributed the lyrics, a first for him), as well as "This Is Yesterday".

Released as a single on the 10th July 2006, "That's No Way To Tell a Lie" charted at number 18.

His solo album "The Great Western" was released on Columbia Records on 24th July 2006 and reached number 22 in the Album Chart. He also has enlisted the help of Super Furry Animals drummer Daf Ieuen to provide drums for the track "Run Romeo Run". Manic Street Preachers bassist and lyricist Nicky Wire provides lyrics for the track "Bad Boys and Painkillers". The album also includes a cover of Jacques Brel's "To See a Friend In Tears".

He also wrote the score for the August 2016 horror film The Chamber, which was released as a soundtrack album in March 2017. It is his first (and so far only) foray into movie soundtracks.

After well over a decade, Bradfield announced his second solo album entitled "Even In Exile", based on the life of Chilean artist Víctor Jara, to be released in August of 2020.

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James Dean Bradfield Lyrics

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03. An English Gentleman An officer and an English gentleman Are driving west to see…
06. That's No Way To Tell A Lie I hear you've got some love to give away But maybe…
08. Still A Long Way To Go You're falling through the night And giving in to bad dream…
09. Wrong Beginning Please don't ever tell me I really don't want to know How…
11 Which Way To Kyffin We got directions but nowhere to go So should we start…
11. Say Hello To The Pope The doorbell of your house Still bears your name But you'l…
An English Gentleman An officer and an English gentleman Are driving west to see…
An English Gentleman Acoustic An officer and an English gentleman Are driving west to see…
Bad Boys And Painkillers Bad boys and painkillers Together like peas in a pod Look at…

Days Slip Away Don't say that it is over Don't say that it is…
Emigre The clocks are broken And my hair is changing colour now A…
Emigré The clocks are broken And my hair is changing colour now And…
I'm Left You're Right She's Gone Well, you're right, I'm left, she's gone. You're right, and …
No Way To Tell A Lie I hear you've got some love to give away But maybe…
No Wrong Beginning Please don't ever tell me I really don't want to know How…
On Saturday Moring We Will Rule The World I fall asleep to the national anthem To break the spell…
RECUERDA 1. RECUERDA (BradfieldJones) Recuerda when they come to you…
Run Romeo Run I can see all the things that used to be…
Say Hallo to the Pope The doorbell of your house Still bears your name But you'l…
Say Hello To The Pope The doorbell of your house Still bears your name But you'll …
Still A Long Way To Go You're falling through the night And giving in to bad dreams…
Summer Wind The summer wind, came blowin in - from across the…
That I hear you've got some love to give away But maybe…
That´s No Way To Tell A Lie I hear you've got some love to give away But maybe…
THE BOY FROM THE PLANTATION 2. THE BOY FROM THE PLANTATION (BradfieldJones) I knew when…
The Wrong Beginning Please don't ever tell me I really don't want to know How…
THERE'LL COME A WAR 3. THERE'LL COME A WAR (BradfieldJones) Can you hear it mo…
There`s no way to tell a lie I hear you've got some love to give away But maybe…
THIRTY THOUSAND MILK BOTTLES 5. THIRTY THOUSAND MILK BOTTLES (BradfieldJones) Thirty tho…
To See A Friend In Tears So men are still at war in this land For…
Which We got directions but nowhere to go So should we start…
Which Way To Kyffin We got directions but nowhere to go So should we start…

WITHOUT KNOWING THE END 8. WITHOUT KNOWING THE END (JOAN'S SONG) (BradfieldJones) W…

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