Early Life
James was born Brendan James Ernst in Nashua, New Hampshire on 17 July 1979, to parents Patricia and Randy, and is of Irish and German descent. He moved to Derry, New Hampshire when he was four and, after the divorce of his parents, alternated living between Derry and nearby Manchester, New Hampshire. James had an early interest in performing and singing, leading him to perform in school plays and musicals while growing up. He attended high school at Pinkerton Academy in Derry. After the death of a friend's mother, James sang "Candle in the Wind" at her funeral with a local music teacher he knew, Kevin Kandel, accompanying him on piano. The collaboration began a friendship between the two and Kandel helped spur James's interest in music.
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