(2) Where of these places is James from? Rhondda Brecon Pontllanfraith Llandrindod Well
(3) What were James's Mum and Dad's occupations? His Dad a miner and his Mum a housewife His Dad unemployed and his Mum a housewife His Dad a bookie and his Mum a carpenter His Dad a carpenter and his Mum a bookie
(4) What was the first record James bought? "My Old Piano" - Diana Ross "This is Radio Clash" - The Clash "You made me believe in Magic" - Bay City Rollers "The Great Rock N Roll Swindle" - The Sex Pistols
(5) Who does James regard as his three main musical influences? Sex Pistols, The Clash, Diana Ross The Clash, Alice Cooper, Bay City Rollers Sex Pistols, The Clash, Public Enemy Public Enemy, Joy Division, The Clash
(6) What is James's date of birth? 21st January, 1969 21st February, 1969 21st January, 1970 21st February, 1970
(7) Who does James share his birthday with? Malcom X John Squire Ian Brown Some American interviewer
(8) What was James's first experience on stage? Playing Joseph in a school Nativity Play Playing Joseph in Joseph And His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat Playing the Innkeeper in a school Nativity Play Playing Dan in Joseph And His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
(9) At what age did James get his first guitar? 15 16 17 18
(10) How much did this first guitar cost him? £10 £15 £20 £25
(11) Who does James list as his 3 main literary influences? Dickinson, Sartre, Kerouac Plath, Pinter, Kerouac Sartre, Kesey, Plath Camus, Plath, Dickinson
(12) At what sport did James excel in his younger days? Rugby Football Fells Running Tennis
(13) At what age did James first have the idea of a band? 14 15 16 17
(14) When did James first gather the Manics together as a band? When he was 15 When he was 16 When he was 17 When he was 18
(15) How was James partly responsible for the name Manic Street Preachers? His Mum thought of it He thought of it A tramp he knew whilst busking thought of it His Dad thought of it
(16) What was the first time James was paid as a musician? (Apart from busking) At a gig in London at the Horse and Groom At a rugby club in Cardiff At the Cremlin Railway Miners Hotel in Blackwood At the Blackwood Miners Institute
(17) What's the most money James ever made busking, and how / why? £100 at a rugby match in Cardiff, because he sang his own songs £20 at a school fair in Blackwood, because he was so young £50 at a rugby match in Cardiff because everyone was so drunk £10 on his own street corner because his Mum and Dad felt sorry for him
(18) What was James's worst gig, why? At the Horse and Groom in London, because Nicky was so drunk At a gig in Norwich because of the 4real incident At the Astoria just before Richey went missing, because he kept getting nosebleeds At a free festival in Swansea, because the crowd threw glass bottles on stage, hitting Nicky and giving him concussion!
(19) What is James's favourite song of The Holy Bible Faster Archives of Pain Revol This is Yesterday
(20) James claims he first felt famous when he saw himself on TV, what channel saw the Manics' first TV appearance? BBC1 BBC2 Channel 3 Channel 4