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My Take
James Dean Bradfield is, to me, inseparable from Manic Street Preachers, and I respect how rare that kind of loyalty to one band is. As the lead vocalist and guitarist of a Welsh alternative rock institution, he's spent decades building something rather than chasing reinvention, and the fact that his cousin Sean Moore is in the band gives the whole project a family-rooted feel I find appealing. The name itself always makes me smile. What I admire most is the durability: staying the voice of one band across that many years takes a stubbornness I genuinely value in musicians.
Overview
James Dean Bradfield (born 21 February 1969) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He is known for being the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. His cousin Sean Moore is also a member.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- James Dean Bradfield
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェームス・ディーン・ブラッドフィールド
- Reading
- じぇーむす・でぃーん・ぶらっどふぃーるど
- Born
- February 21, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Pontypool, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / pianist / songwriter / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.