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James Marsters, além de ator, também é cantor, compositor e guitarrista; ele foi apresentado à musica pelo seu pai aos 9 anos, aos 14 começou a se apresentar em bares e por dois anos fez parte da banda [Ghost of the Robot]. Também já fez muitas apresentações solo, além de participar de um show do [Four Star Mary] no The Garage em Londres (em 14/06/01) e abrir para eles no 14 Bellow em Santa Monica (em 09/02/02).

Após a dissolvição do GoTR, em junho de 2004, James voltou a se apresentar sozinho.

Em 2011, o Ghost of the Robot voltou a fazer shows e desde então já gravou dois novos álbuns; a nova formação conta com o filho de James, Sullivan, na guitarra.

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Sobre sua música, James conta que quando escreve letras, ele fala sobre as coisas de uma maneira que jamais teria coragem de fazê-lo em uma conversa, coisas que ele considera perigoso admitir, mas só porque vêm acompanhadas por uma melodia, ninguém se incomoda. Muitas de suas músicas são dedicadas à mulher que ele está namorando na ocasião (ou com quem acabou de terminar...) — como Smile e Angel (para Helena), Goodbye (para Liz Stauber) e Patricia (para sua namorada alemã), ou para garotas que simplesmente mexeram com ele, como Bad, escrita sobre uma fã que ele conheceu na Inglaterra (durante a excursão com sua banda em 2003) e Katie, sobre uma garota com a qual James não conseguiu nada (por mais que tentasse), pois ela era gay...

Cantar é uma coisa que me deixa muito mais vulnerável e me faz ficar com mais medo porque é ao vivo e, de certa maneira, para mim sustentar uma nota e produzir aquele som faz você cavar fundo o lado emocional ou pelo menos te deixa conectado a ele. Também o fato de que canto o meu próprio material, ou material que eu estava presente quando estava sendo criado e sei do que se trata. Então, há o terror real de "Deus, estou sendo muito honesto hoje" e depois a alegria de ouvir "ei, eu adorei!" Não posso contar isto para o meu próprio irmão, sabe. Não posso contar a maioria destas coisas pra ninguém e estou cantando sobre elas e as pessoas gostam. (Vulkon Cleveland - 2003)

Algumas vezes eu posso escrever uma música e pensar que as pessoas vão dizer "você é um louco" e então elas apenas cantam junto e dizem "é uma música muito linda." É uma experiência maravilhosa. É o que a arte faz, faz as pessoas lembrarem que elas não estão sozinhas. Você diz "Oh, eu sinto isto também! Pensava que era só eu! Pensava que era uma pessoa esquisita; todo mundo é assim! Oh, não estou sozinho." (SFX - 2003)

Quanto às apresentações que costumava fazer antes da formação do Ghost, principalmente no clube californiano 14 Below, James brincava que, como na platéia havia muitas fãs de Buffy, ele às vezes sentia-se como se fosse um dos Beatles. Já quando os shows aconteciam nos clubes The Gig ou Opium Den, em Hollywood, a experiência era mais real — se ele não estava muito bem, o público não perdoava. Nestes shows, além de suas próprias composições, James costumava cantar Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Neil Young e Nirvana, entre outros.
 

Cantando em Buffy, A Caça-Vampiros

No episódio musical de Buffy, A Caça-Vampiros Once More, With Feeling James canta Rest in Peace, uma parte de Life's a Show e versos de Drawn to the Fire.

Rest in Peace
Joss Whedon

Obs.: O verso em negrito foi cortado e não aparece no episódio mostrado pelo canal Fox no Brasil. Este corte — e muitos outros — foi feito nos EUA para que o episódio ficasse dentro dos 43 minutos que todo episódio deve ter, e não 48 minutos, como tinha sido originalmente editado.

I died
So many years ago.
But you can make me feel
Like it isn't so
And why you come to be with me
I think I finally know

You're scared.
Ashamed of what you feel
And you can't tell the ones you love
You know they couldn't deal
Whisper in a dead man's ear,
It doesn't make it real.

That's great.
But I don't wanna play.
'Cause being with you touches me
More than I can say.
But since I'm only dead to you
I'm saying stay away
And let me rest in peace.

Let me rest in peace
Let me get some sleep

Let me take my love and bury it
In a hole six foot deep
I can lay my body down
But I can't find my sweet release
So let me rest in peace!

You know
You've got a willing slave
And you just love to play the thought
That you might misbehave.
But till you do I'm telling you,
Stop visiting my grave
And let me rest in peace.

I know I should go
But I follow you like a man possessed
There's a traitor here beneath my breast
And it hurts me more than you've ever guessed
If my heart could beat, it would break my chest
But I can see you're unimpressed
So leave me be.

And let me rest in peace
Let me get some sleep
Let me take my love and bury it
In a hole six foot deep
I can lay my body down
But I can't find my sweet release...

Let me rest in peace.
Why won't you
Let me rest in peace?


Life's A Show

Joss Whedon

Life's not a song.
Life isn't bliss.
Life is just
this.
It's living.

You'll get along.
The pain that you feel
Only can
heal
By living.

You have to go on living.
So that one of us is
living.


Drawn to the Fire

Joss Whedon

The torch I bear is scorching me
Buffy's laughing, I've no doubt
I hope she fries
I'm free if that bitch dies!
I better help her out.

First he'll kill her, then I'll save her.
No, I'll save her, then I'll kill her!

 


CDs 

Civilized Man (Abril 2005)

Katie
Bad
This Town
Smile 
For What I Need
Long Time
Every Man Thinks God is on his Side
Poor Robyn
No Promises
Patricia
Civilized Man



DVDs

Halloween 2004 Acoustic Concert (2005)




LETRAS


Patricia

She had a piano
And her hands danced lustfully on the keys
She has a pen and a paper
And she draws her favourite people and one is me

She wasn't s'posed to be cool
Now I'm her fool
But I don't care

She's given me a passkey
That has led me to what is
Patricia, Patricia

Patricia, Patricia

Small calves
Dark eyes
Full lips

Small hands
Long arms
Touch me, I'm gone

Now please
Make your own cage
Now she wants out
Now she breaks out

Now I
Sit here and I sigh
'Cause the girl has gone back home to Germany

I can't
Break through
And get to

Patricia, Patricia
Patricia, Patricia

Patricia

Civilized Man

There are walls just to get to you
You can hit me till I’m black and blue
You set me up
Not gonna fall
Run away 

Went to sleep a long time ago
Several years since I hurt anybody
Don’t wake me up
Let me sleep
Won’t do you no good

Just keep to myself
Yeah yeah ye-eh-eh
Nobody want a part of this

It’s hard to be a civilized man
Times a woman with just what I am
Woah catch yourself
Wanna wind up in jail?
Better smile and watch football

Civilised man
I ain’t no civilized man
Civilised man
Wasn’t born to be a civilized man

That’s it, I ain’t got no more to say
 

For What I Need

I'm goin' swimmin' now
Get up your stream, baby
Gonna get wet yeah

For what I need
What I need
Is you baby

Yeah I'm goin' climbing now
I'm gonna get high
Up your peaks baby

For what I need
What I need
Is you baby

I don't get if you put it in my way
Not nearly
Not ever since I met you
Now I'm like a heat seeking missile, baby

For what I need
What I need
Is you baby

I'm goin' walking now
The only problem
Up a [unclear] road
I said the only problem is
Get home to you baby
If I don't get to you
I'm gonna go insane

For what I need
What I need
Is you baby

Yeah

I don't care
What kind of hole is in the ground
I don't care
What kind of ocean is in between me and you
Oh baby I ain't gonna get halfway
I'm gettin' to you
Watch out

[laughs]

Watch out

Long Time

I remember
What you told me
Last time I said I wanted you

A crooked smile played
'Cross your lips
And you said
Damn all you men are just the same

And it's been a long time
That's granted
But I bet you haven't changed

It's been a long time
Since I was okay, okay

Yeah

In the years we
Spent together
I fell in love with your honesty

You never told me that
Your sweet words
Were never meant to apply to me

And it's been a long time
That's granted
But I bet you haven't changed

It's been a long time
Since I was okay, okay

Lalalalalala
Lalalalalala
Lalalalalala La
Lalala
Lala

You're so perfect
Put together
Liz your beauty is faultless

But what I thought was
Done for my eye
Was really building a fortress

And it's been a long time
That's granted
But I bet you haven't changed

It's been a long time
Since I was okay, okay

It's been a long time
It's been a long time

Every Man

Every mornin'
Under the big yellow sun
A boy named Pedro
He's the lucky one
Can't read or write
Never been to school
Pedro picks coffee in Brazil
He no fool

You remember Billy Jack
How 'bout brother Sam
Jumped from a window last night
Somewhere in Amsterdam
Fool done broke his neck
Broke his lover's heart
She cried and shook her head
Now they're worlds apart

Every man thinks god is on his side
Ain't that true
Ain't that true
Every man thinks god is on his side
Ain't that you
Ain't that you
Yea-eah

Lately I've been feelin' strange
Yeah maybe a little afraid
Maybe 'cause we live and die
In a world we never made
Sometimes it's so damn hard
To believe in what is true
And if you'll be there for me
I will be there for you

Every man thinks god is on his side
Ain't that true
Ain't that true
Every man thinks god is on his side
Ain't that you
Ain't that you
Yea-eah
Every man thinks god is on his side
Ain't that true
Ain't that true
Every man thinks god is on his side
Ain't that you
Ain't that you
 

New Man

Time of breaking through to you
Don’t mean as much today as Yesterday
Now I see I was a fool
Hungry for a boot to step on me

I don’t care why you cut me
I’m not giving you a second chance
You can hide there by the sea
Take revenge on men who want romance

If you ever see me out
With my new french girlfriend too
There won’t ever be a doubt
That I don’t care what you do

This Town

Well you didn't even care
What they said about you
And you ran away from there
Made a home
And you filled it
With a candle
On a cinder block
And a mattress on the floor

And this town baby, this town baby
It's gonna be ours,
And this town baby, this town baby
It's gonna be ours, uh huh huh

You find a man
And he swears he will protect you
From the dark
And you love him
And you try a little harder
And it feels good
And you don't give a damn

And this town baby, this town baby
It's gonna be ours,
And this town baby, this town baby
It's gonna be ours, uh huh huh

I've got a job at the hotel
And the car runs good
Billy's moving out
Got my place
And I got me a plan
How to make a little money
And I take you along
If you just look at me

And this town baby, this town baby
It's gonna be ours,
And this town baby, this town baby
It's gonna be ours, uh huh huh

Runaway

Hope I meet you on a good day
When I'm feeling all myself
Don't be startled if I runaway
Especially if you smile and really ring my bell

Hope you take it in a good way
when I show myself to you
I wouldn't worry about it anyway
I have soft skin and scars are nothing new

Please, no promises, don't wanna hear the words
Nothing you can say that I haven't already heard
Please, no promises, let's just pass the time
Come and sit with me and give me your eyes

We can find ourselves a quiet room
And let our hands run free
You can tickle underneath my arm
All the way down to behind my bended knee

Please, no promises, don't wanna hear the words
Nothing you can say that I haven't already heard
Please, no promises, let's just pass the time
Come and sit with me and give me your eyes

When we made ourselves that quiet place
And the world was just us two
I hope that you wont runaway
We can stay there
And make us something new.

Katie

I'm through with pastry,
No more sticky bun cherry tarts
I want a good girl,
one who rocks but has a decent heart
Well I've been waiting
Now I'm sick of that
I think I saw you...

Katie, come out and play
I've got a present
For you today
It's got your name on it
I hope I spelled it right

She's got tattoos,
Runnin down underneath her shirt
She wears long sleeves
So you can't guess what's on her
But the coolest one
She can't hide
Yeah the coolest one
Says Dad

Katie come out and play
I've got a secret for you today
I think you're pretty
I wanted you to know

This is pointless
She's already got a guy
Now or never
Hit on her and make her life awry
But I don't care
I'll find another one
No I don't care

(spoken)
Maybe she's got a best friend or something

Katie come out and play
I've got a secret for you today
I think I love you
Though I dont know you well

Over Now (Poor Robyn)

It's over now
I think I get it
It's been years
Since I saw your face
But now I don't want to hear from you
I don't want to hear about anyone
Or anything
Named Robyn for a while

Goodbye the sea
Where you live
Goodbye the water
Keep my toes dry for a while

Nobody heard what you had to say
'Cause kisses whisper stay away
Don't make me feel
Like that again

Oh poor Robyn
Don't be scared
Let me hold you
Let me take you there

I want you so
I want you
I want you so
What

Bad

We met, we smiled
I put my arm around you
the camera flashed and it was over
my face was flush
you turned and walked away
but in my pocket was your number
and I'm thinking
who's that girl who smiles and hides at the same time
I really think she's got issues
the way she looks at me I can tell what a kiss brings
and if I taste her pain is that a crime

that night
we're upstairs in my room
I'm trying to ply you
with champagne and caviar
but you just wrinkle up your face
won't get off second base
I'm trippin' on how strong you are
oh my toes start dancing when you kiss me
you pull me down and I like it
hey my head explodes and I know something's hit me
you make me want to be BAD... YEAH

I am a monkey behind glass
turn on the lights have a laugh
get up you filthy thing and dance
and you would come across the sea
give me kisses that would speak
of your seven lonely oceans
who are you to smile and hide at the same time
I really like your issues
the way you look at me I can tell what a kiss brings
you make me want to be BAD... YEAH

Smile

In, I'm falling in
I didn't want to
Not so fast, boy
Slow,
Don't wanna hurt the girl
Get her a pretty box
You better fill it

And I get blinded when she opens the door
It's like looking into the sun, you know
And I'm just blinkin', mumblin', starin' at my shoes
And she just looks at me
And smiles
Smiles
Smiles

So, there we go again
And it feels so good
To fall up and down
Damn, it's 2 AM again
And she kisses me goodbye
For the sixteenth time in the night
Driving home, it's 5 AM
And I look at the sun come up above the hills
And the clouds are turning pink and green
And all I can see is her eyes
Eyes
Eyes

I get blinded when she opens the door
It's like looking into the sun, you know
And I'm just blinkin', mumblin', starin' at my shoes
She just looks at me
And smiles
Smiles
Smiles

Angel

She comes home to me after a hard night's work
Falls in my arms and sleeps like a bird
Startle, wakes up, like she don't know me
Cocks back her fist like she's going to slug me
Like, who are you anyway
And what are you doing to me?

She's an angel
But she can't see it
She's got wings,
But she can't feel 'em
She's an angel
But she can't see it
But she's flying above me every day
Every day of my life

Bright diamond eyes with daggers beneath them
She carries the chains of a million decisions
That weren't even hers to begin with anyway
But she carries them all
All the people around her
Never even notice that she's very very tired

She's an angel
But she can't see it
She's got wings
But she can't feel 'em
She's an angel
But she can't see it
But she's rising above me every day
Every day of my life

Goodbye

I don't care what people're gonna say about it
I just wanna sit here and drink your sweet wine
Know you're gonna say you're too young for me but
Think if I kiss you that would be fine

Know how it's gonna end before it ever starts now
Gonna give me love sweeter than pie
Part your lips as if you're gonna kiss me
Say a word that's gonna break me

Bye, bye bye bye goodbye
Bye, bye bye bye goodbye

Christopher Robin gave old Pooh up
Grown up, didn't need Pooh no more
Babe, believe me this ain't the first time
I've been thrown down on the playroom floor

Bye, bye bye bye goodbye
Bye, bye bye bye goodbye

Bye bye baby, baby bye bye
Bye bye
Bye bye baby, baby
Sorry baby,
I'm just fast

Dangerous

I don't think you know my name
I think you'd leave me standing in the rain
You're a pretty little thing, got a thing for me
But you'd cut me open and let me bleed

But I'm lookin' at you
With your long brown hair
Pretty little feet
Sparkling everywhere

You look so good
When you come my way
But I have to look down
When you talk to me

'Cause you're dangerous
Dangerous
Dangerous
And you don't even know it

One baby, two, maybe three more years
You'll be a full hot baby, have all your curves
And here's my little taste of irony
You'll be a too-hot baby, too good for me

But I'll be looking at you
With your long brown hair
Pretty little feet
Sparkling everywhere

You look so good
When you come my way
But I have to look down
When you talk to me

'Cause you're dangerous
Dangerous
Dangerous
And you don't even know it

So little baby, you better stay set
Play with fire when you get too wet
So set me down and leave me be
You'll find a devil when you unchain me

But I'll be looking at you
With your long brown hair
Pretty little feet
Sparkling everywhere

You look so good
When you come my way
But I have to look down
When you talk to me

'Cause you're dangerous
Dangerous
Dangerous
And you don't even know it



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