Jake Bugg

[Ruwise]

He doesn't seem to enjoy performing and has nothing about him as a result. When I see people like this i often wonder why they don't just write for other people.

[dentalplan]

If he can write half the songs Alex Turner can then he'll be outstanding.

[goonerming]

Whatever you all may think,the lads talented and will probably be headlining JP stage.

[CHRLY]

He can fuck of the boring c**t.

Actually, shouldn't he have a slot at left field due to that brilliant philosophy video of his?

[LondonTom]

If he can write half the songs Alex Turner can then he'll be outstanding.

Edited April 4, 2014 by LondonTom

[A Guy Called Matt]

I like his music, some quite a lot but as a performer he is the dullest thing since very dull paint drying very slowly.

[Riggins]

Whatever you all may think,the lads talented and will probably be headlining JP stage.

[kemosabe]

He doesnt write his own stuff and is really boring live... Really dont understand the hype. Also add to the fact he plays every year and his attitude stinks i really find it hard to justify his high slots at every festival

Not been to Glasto but i watched his set on the TV last year and he looked and acted like he was being made to be there and didnt want to be and heard at Leeds last year he was awful (saw him in '12 and he was crap).. And despite this R&L have made him sub (despite being there three years in a row now) and now glasto too

[TheNewUnion]

Whatever you all may think,the lads talented and will probably be headlining JP stage.

[WS_Jack_III]

Boring to watch (unfortunately), but great voice and guitarist.

[adjwholovesmusic]

I fell into the trap of thinking he was the real deal until I read that he had a songwriting team behind the first 2 albums. I sort of lost all respect for the talent he has. Thought he was ok last year. He is only 19 so it was a massive ordeal for him i would imagine so you have to cut him a bit of slack.

[goonerming]

Don't think many are denying his talent, it's just the fact that as a performer he doesn't really perform.

[amfy]

I don't really mind who writes the music. I am more bothered about whether the product is worth listening to. I don't really define 'manufactured' music as being not written by the person performing it, I would more define it as producing music to sell using a cynical formula rather than as a creative process.

I enjoy his sound, I think that especially live, his voice has a pretty special tone. I hope that his ability to perform live will improve. It is true to say that he doesn't really seem to enjoy it, but on YouTube there is a clear contrast between his Pyramid & Acoustic tent slots, which indicates to me that he is starting to find his feet with smaller venues, and could gradually build up to being more engaging on a bigger stage. He was clearly petrified on The Pyramid last year!

[CaledonianGonzo]

Last year I was planning on meeting up with someone from Uni that I hadn't seen in a few years, but she sent me a few texts about where she'd be and it was always somewhere I was planning on steering well clear of. Her 'Where will you be standing for Jake Bugg?' - with its assumption that I'd be in the vicinity - made me a bit sad.

[CHRLY]

seen him a few times now the last time in the Albert Hall in February,definitely getting better and interacting more with the audience,I'll put the first couple of years down to age/shyness.

[Morse Code]

Very disappointed to hear he doesn't write his own songs. I really thought he had huge potential and enjoyed his first album but that was probably through falling for the hype that he'd written his own songs off the back of his experience growing up as a teenager in a tough inner city.

His performances are probably coached too but I suspect the moodiness is very deliberate. Not every artist has to jump around the stage or even engage the crowd in conversation to get them going. If you want that, buy a Robbie Williams ticket....

[swede]

He looked shit scared to be playing the pyramid last year tbh

[kwassa1]

Does he not write any of the songs or something? From all I've heard is that he works with some people. It's hardly like he's been given the song and told to record it.

He is pretty boring though

[Riggins]

Co writes 75-80%. Thing that got me was all the shite he was saying about One Direction and such like, raging hypocrite.

When asked by Shortlist how he felt about people suggesting that One Direction are rock stars, he replied: "Who the fuck is saying that?" When told Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger have spoken about the group in recent interviews, he responded: "Oh, I’m pretty sure they have a good laugh... But it’s easy to, isn’t it? When you don’t have to write any songs. People [call them the new Beatles] because they broke America, but that don’t mean a thing. I mean, [One Direction] must know that they’re terrible. They must know... Calling them the new rock stars is a ridiculous statement. And people should stop making it."

I'll get laughed on here for enjoying One Direction and defending them against him, but One Direction co-write their songs, same as him, yet he's heralded as an authentic guitar saviour just because he's get a decent voice. Nothing more than a ploy by a record label. Lyrics like 'hide from the feds, smoke a fat skin' or whatever they are are as bad as anything I've ever heard.

Not having the he's only young argument, plenty of young bands excelling whilst making brilliant music without being an ignorant tosser.

Edited April 5, 2014 by Riggins

[GlastoSimon]

'Tis the 'holier than thou' attitude which annoys me too.

Anyway, here's a video of Jake Bugg discussing philosophy for you all to enjoy.

Edited April 5, 2014 by GlastoSimon

[dentalplan]

I don't really have a problem with his personality. He speaks his mind when he's asked questions, fair enough. His music is boring shite though and that's the main thing.

[Morse Code]

He's basically gone from being the next big thing to being a bit of a prat hasn't he? Shame really, I honestly thought he had something....

[insertwittynamehere]

I remember seeing an interview with Busted were they were complaining how they'd write songs and then someone would edit it ever so slightly and be given a co-writing credit. It may be the same situation with Bugg.

[kwassa1]

I remember seeing an interview with Busted were they were complaining how they'd write songs and then someone would edit it ever so slightly and be given a co-writing credit. It may be the same situation with Bugg.

[FakeEmpire]

This idea that he has a "songwriting team" behind him is nonsense. Plenty of the tracks are 100% written by him and the rest are co-writes (and not in the Beyoncé/One Direction change a word and get a credit sense.)