James Dean Bradfield

James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and vocalist with the band Manic Street Preachers.

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Guitar - Manic Street Preachers

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Born on February 21 1969 in Newport, Monmouthshire, he attended the local Oakdale Comprehensive school in Blackwood along with his cousin Sean Moore, who lived with James and his family throughout their childhood, and future band members Nicky Wire and Richey James Edwards. Bradfield is named after James Dean - his father wanted originally to call him Clint Eastwood Bradfield, but was vetoed by his mother.

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February 21 - 1969 - Newport, Monmouthshire - Blackwood - Sean Moore - Nicky Wire - Richey James Edwards - James Dean

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In 1986 James and Sean formed a band called Betty Blue with schoolfriends Flicker and Nicky. Before releasing their first record they changed their name to the Manic Street Preachers. James tried writing lyrics but soon gave up as it became apparent that Nicky was far more suited to this role. Since then, James has only written the lyrics to two Manics songs - "Ocean Spray," from the 2001 album Know Your Enemy and "Firefight" from the 2005 God Save the Manics EP. However he still assumes musical responsibility for the Manics along with cousin Sean.

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1986 - Betty Blue - Flicker - Know Your Enemy - God Save the Manics

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Bradfield has also collaborated with Tom Jones on his Reload album, Kylie Minogue on her Impossible Princess album, Patrick Jones on his Commemoration & Amnesia album, and has remixed the track Inertia Creeps for Massive Attack.

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Tom Jones - Reload - Kylie Minogue - Impossible Princess - Patrick Jones - Massive Attack

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In 2003 Bradfield contributed original music for the brand new play The War Is Dead Long Live The War written by Patrick Jones (Nicky's Wire's brother).

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2003 - Patrick Jones

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James Dean Bradfield was married last year.

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