In 1562 Sir Thomas Wood reported that James had "a singular good ear and could sing that he had never seen before" (sight-read), but his voice was "rawky" and "harske."
Sir Thomas Wood je 1562. izvijestio da je Jakov imao "osobito dobar sluh i mogao je pjevati i ono što nikada prije nije vidio" (prima vista), ali je njegov glas bio "sirov" i "grub".