“Despite looking up to Matt Willis in a big way ever since I’d been at school, I think by now I’d realized that I had more in common with James. As time passed, I grew to realize that in James I had found an amazing friend and mentor. He taught me everything I know about songwriting, and I truly believe that he is one of the most underrated talents of our time – a genius with an amazingly contagious creative energy. And if it hadn’t been for James Bourne, McFly would never have been born.” -Tom Fletcher