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James Bay: Imposter Syndrome, Trauma & Controlling The Voice In Your Head | E166

James Bay is a BRIT-award winning musician who’s sold over 5 million records, and one of the most personal and authentic artists working in the field today. Never afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve in his work, his artistry has helped millions of people articulate feelings in their own heart of love, regret, and friendships made and ended. 00:00 Intro 01:30 Childhood 08:50 Idle time, insecurities & expectations 23:13 Becoming a musician and its learnings 35:06 How did it change your life? 45:10 Your albums and their influence 49:45 Would you change anything? 52:01 Your mental health 01:02:15 The consequences and symptoms of your inner voice 01:15:26 The cost of fame 01:22:54 Your partner 01:29:17 Your latest album 01:40:31 Our last guest’s question James: https://twitter.com/JamesBayMusic https://www.instagram.com/jamesbaymusic/ James’ new album: https://www.jamesbay.com Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT... FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbar... Sponsors: Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven BlueJeans - https://www.bluejeans.com/ Carpets gifted from Tapi - https://bit.ly/3P10anj Chandelier & Lights gifted from Tom Kirk Lighting - https://bit.ly/3Q6vJxd

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Aug 4, 20221h 45mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
August 4, 2022
Duration
1h 45m
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The Diary of a CEO
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

James Bay is a BRIT-award winning musician who’s sold over 5 million records, and one of the most personal and authentic artists working in the field today. Never afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve in his work, his artistry has helped millions of people articulate feelings in their own heart of love, regret, and friendships made and ended. 00:00 Intro 01:30 Childhood 08:50 Idle time, insecurities & expectations 23:13 Becoming a musician and its learnings 35:06 How did it change your life? 45:10 Your albums and their influence 49:45 Would you change anything? 52:01 Your mental health 01:02:15 The consequences and symptoms of your inner voice 01:15:26 The cost of fame 01:22:54 Your partner 01:29:17 Your latest album 01:40:31 Our last guest’s question James: https://twitter.com/JamesBayMusic https://www.instagram.com/jamesbaymusic/ James’ new album: https://www.jamesbay.com Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT... FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbar... Sponsors: Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven BlueJeans - https://www.bluejeans.com/ Carpets gifted from Tapi - https://bit.ly/3P10anj Chandelier & Lights gifted from Tom Kirk Lighting - https://bit.ly/3Q6vJxd

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  • James Bay

    guest
  • Narrator

    other
  • Steven Bartlett

    host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring James Bay and Narrator, James Bay: Imposter Syndrome, Trauma & Controlling The Voice In Your Head | E166 explores james Bay Confronts Fame’s Trauma, Inner Critic, And Learning To Leap James Bay traces his journey from shy small‑town kid to chart‑topping artist, showing how early family dynamics, relentless graft, and strict views on ‘wasted time’ shaped both his creativity and his inner critic.

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