James Walsh (musician)

Infobox Musical artist
Name = James Walsh

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Img_capt = James Walsh at the Isle Of Wight Festival 2008
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Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1980|6|9|df=yes
Origin = Chorley,Lancashire England
Spouse = Lisa Mc. Name (2003–present)
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Instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano,
Genre = Rock
Occupation = Vocalist, guitarist, musician
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Label = EMI,
Associated_acts = Starsailor
URL = [http://www.starsailor.net/ starsailor.net]
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James Walsh (born 9 June 1980, Chorley, Lancashire, England) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and frontman of the band, Starsailor. He's else well known for being a huge supporter of Liverpool F.C.

Biography

When Walsh was aged 12 he started to play the piano and by the time he was 14 he wrote his own songs; he enjoyed listening to groups like The Charlatans, Oasis and Jeff Buckley [ Sweet Lyrics [http://www.sweetslyrics.com/bio-Starsailor.html. Starsailor Biography. Retrieved July 22th, 2008] ] . A shy and lonely personality, he looked for artists that had, or have, an influence on the musicians of his generation [ Sweet Lyrics [http://www.sweetslyrics.com/bio-Starsailor.html. Starsailor Biography. Retrieved July 22th, 2008] ] .

Eventually he got attracted to artists and bands such as Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake and The Beatles. Walsh was so impressed by the music of Tim Buckley, that he decided to name his own band after the title of Buckley's 1970 album "Starsailor". He met fellow band members, James Stelfox and Ben Byrne, when he studied music at the Wigan and Leigh College in Wigan [ Virgin Radio [http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/artists/starsailor/biography/. Starsailor Biography. Retrieved July 22th, 2008] ] .

Some rumours said that Starsailor members Ben Byrne and James Stelfox were in another band. One day,when their vocalist didn't turn up, Walsh asked them if he could sit in with them and sing for this rehearsing. This was the first incarnation of Starsailor as a band. [ Starsailor fans [http://www.ssfans.com/star_theband.php] starsailor biography at ssfans.com : the #1 starsailor fansite. Retrieved July 22th, 2008.] James decided to play the guitars for the band after the "frustration over not finding a musician right for the group" [ Virgin Radio [http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/artists/starsailor/biography/. Starsailor Biography. Retrieved July 22th, 2008] ] .

Personal life

In the middle of 2002 there was a feud between Noel Gallaguer of Oasis and James Walsh (who was initially musically inspired by the sound of Oasis .Gallagher had called the Starsailor singer a 'cock' in an interview for NME magazine; something denied by the accused. However, when Walsh confronted Gallagher at the T In The Park festival in 2002, Gallagher claimed that if he said it, then it must be true. Noel's brother Liam got involved, allegedly squaring up to Walsh on the same day. In live shows following this, most notably at the 2002 V Festival, the Starsailor front man announced 'it is nice to be good, and good to be nice'. Gallagher went onto declare that the incident was 'the most fun Walsh has had in his life'. The feud was resolved at Glastonbury in 2004.

Walsh has been married to Lisa McNamee since 2003 and has a daughter called Niamh (Irish name which means "shiny"). In June 30, 2008 he became a father again when his second son was born. The baby was named Cillian James (the name Cillian is an irish name too and was taken of a 7th-century Irish saint who evangelized Franconia.) [ Starsailor Official Message Board [http://forums.starsailor.net/viewtopic.php?t=8107. Congratulations to James] ] .He is a fanatical supporter of Liverpool F.C. and used to play concerts for the other supoorters and leave comments about the development of the team in his Myspace.

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