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Hi,
Hopefully this page will answer most of your questions. If not,
feel free to contact me with your question which i'll post on
this page.
You can also catch me at any of my Live
Shows and pose your question then. I appreciate your feedback.
If you would like to submit a question click
HERE.
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| Q.
Is JamesRAy your real name and is the "A" in "RAy"
supposed to be a capital letter? |
A.
Yes.
That is my real name. It is my first and middle names put together.
Where I grew up in Arkansas it was common that our first and middle
names were used as if it were one name; even when we weren't being
yelled at for getting into trouble. If we were getting in trouble
then it was the whole given name (ie. JamesRAy Still!).
Now,
the reason for the capital "A" in "RAy" was initially
a typo caused by me not getting my finger off of the 'shift' key fast
enough after typing the "R". Because I was always having
to back space to correct my typo I finally decided that it must have
been one of those things that 'is just meant to be.' :-) Some people
have told me that they don't like seeing my name spelled like that.
And, some friends just call me J.R. for short.
Tell
me what you think. |
| Q.
Are your songs about your personal
experiences? |
A.
Some are very personal like "Happy
Mothers Day" or "Drop A Line". So personal that I
have a hard time performing them without becoming too emotional.
Others like "Marissa", "Faith" and "Be
Good At It" are a mixture of personal experience and craftsmanship.
And then there are those like "Fantasy Flight 2469" or
"Once Again One More Time" that are total fabrications
of creation. |
| Q.
Would you consider yourself more of
a songwriter or a performer? |
A.
I am both a songwriter and a performer.
Since you have to write the song before you can perform it I'd say
that I am a songwriter first and a performer second. |
A.
Yes. Married on 17th July 2006 to Sharlene :-) |
| Q.
Who was your biggest musical influence? |
A.
Without a doubt my dad. If my dad hadn't
played guitar and sang I probably would have never learned to play
guitar. It was my dad's excitement for my music that made me try
so hard. I later would decide to perform for my own reasons. |
| Q.
Do you prefer to sing other peoples
songs or your own? |
A.
A great song is a great song. And,
I love to perform the greatest songs I can. I try to write songs
that I hope are as great as any other song that I would sing. I
prefer to sing my own songs where I can. Too often audiences like
to hear songs they are familiar with. I am truly flattered when
I get requests for my songs.
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