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James Bourne and Tom Fletcher

Biography

James Bourne

Overview

  • Born
    September 13, 1983 · Southend, Essex, England, UK
  • Birth name
    James Elliot Bourne
  • Nicknames
    • JB
    • Jimmy
    • Jimmy B
  • Height
    5′ 10″ (1.78 m)

Biography

  • James Elliot Bourne (Born 13 September 1983, Rochford Essex in the UK) first found fame with the English Pop Rock band Busted alongside Matt Willis and future Fightstar front man Charlie Simpson. From 2001 to 2005 the band managed to achieve 4 chart-topping singles, 2 successful albums and uncountable sell-out tours. The success was cut short however, as the band decided to call it quits when Simpson left the band in favor of his own band Fightstar. Whilst Willis embarked on a sole career, Bourne attempted to re-achieve what he did with Busted and founded a new similar band, Son of Dork. However, after the band's debut album 'Welcome to Loserville' was released the group began to disappear from the limelight. Mid-way through writing a second album, Son of Dork disbanded due to lack of interest of band members and possibly the general public itself. Bourne spent most of 2008 to 2010 writing for upcoming American artists such as All-Star and Miranda Cosgrove until finally beginning a solo project. Under the name Future Boy, Bourne dropped his Pop Rock image to pursue a more mature electronic sound and has released his first volume of songs via his website.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

Trivia

  • Plays guitar and piano, and songwrites.
  • Starting his own brand of clothing, 'Sic Puppy' named after his first band.
  • Took part in the Band Aid 20 re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
  • Formed a new band, Son of Dork, after previous group Busted split.
  • Favourite film is Back To The Future.

Quotes

  • 'The last few years I've been to some right crap parties. On millennium night I went to a party of a lad I used to go to school with. It was crap and everyone else was leaving but as I turned up late I felt like I had to stay for a little while. We were totally different and when New Year rolled round there was three of us there with one party popper between us. Nightmare!'
  • 'We write the songs, we sing the songs, we play the instruments, and if that's not credible enough, then f*** off!'
  • Being in Busted is the biggest pulling machine ever.
  • I can play a mean air guitar. Queen songs are good, and a nice wig always helps.
  • I'm the kind of person who throws himself into something obsessively and wants to be the best immediately.

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