Somebody brought up the idea of reissuing 'Tribute To 1' because it was out of print on vinyl. — Jim James Copy Share Image
That's the bulk of my lyrical output - being confused and trying to find answers to my confusion. — Jim James Copy Share Image
I heard the Abbey Lincoln song 'The World is Falling Down,' and it just resonated with me so deeply. — Jim James Copy Share Image
I really have a lot of respect for music, the art form of music. It's my whole life. I don't care about… — Jim James Copy Share Image
Live music is proof that there's some things the Internet can't kill. In our lifetime, we're going to see more and more… — Jim James Copy Share Image
Our first two records are a lot quieter and more studio-based. We kind of had this feeling like we wanted to make… — Jim James Copy Share Image
When I was maybe three years old, I was obsessed with this song 'Leader of the Band' by Dan Fogelberg. My mom… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I've always loved that, on all the Dylan and Springsteen and Marley and Neil Young reissues that they've done: It's so cool… — Jim James Copy Share Image
You spend all day getting the song goo,d and you're listening to it late at night, and you're happy with it. But… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I feel like the 'Supernova' record, those songs are very me. It's a more honest representation of me than any record I… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I'll only pick up my guitar if something is knocking on the door. Once the melodies have sort of been bothering me… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I'd write songs like 'One Big Holiday,' and we'd play it and say, 'It's too heavy for 'At Dawn.' Let's save it… — Jim James Copy Share Image
That's why you put out records: hoping that people will connect with them. I mean, I play music for myself, for sure,… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I've just had this idea pop in my head of trying to learn a new song every da, and try and play… — Jim James Copy Share Image
For me, changing the sound and listening to new music - that's just so fun. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.… — Jim James Copy Share Image
'Circuital' was just so much about us as a band. We captured every song live, including the main vocal. That is probably… — Jim James Copy Share Image
We don't have universal health care. Education is so expensive. We have these massive problems, you know? So it makes me really… — Jim James Copy Share Image
Songwriting is ... all about intuition - this thing pops into your head for a reason and it's up to you to… — Jim James Copy Share Image
There were lots of songs that were on 'It Still Moves' that I had written, and we had played - rehearsed, but… — Jim James Copy Share Image
If you do something, you should do it because you love it, and you should follow your heart and make it how… — Jim James Copy Share Image
Live music is incredible because you get to be with people, and you get to have this tactile, real-world experience, but at… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I got really hooked on this riff in the middle of this song called 'Minor Miracles' by my friend Eric Johnson from… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I can't understand how some bands are criticized for doing something different and other bands are rewarded for doing things different. At… — Jim James Copy Share Image
It's really important to be free and be open and honest about the things you want to do. Just 'cause you want… — Jim James Copy Share Image
It's not the '80s any more. We're not all riding around in limousines and snorting coke off of hookers' tits. We still… — Jim James Copy Share Image
Whenever we come back from another project, we're always so stoked to see each other and play with each other again. I… — Jim James Copy Share Image
Louisville is a place with no labels. It’s not the South, it’s not Chicago, and you don’t think of it as you think of… — Jim James Copy Share
I wish we had a more open discourse. It's just a shame that with our 24-hour news media and the Internet, people have become… — Jim James Copy Share
Some things cannot be explained. This is part of the magic of life. There cannot be a word or an idea or a definition… — Jim James Copy Share
I really have a lot of respect for music, the art form of music. It's my whole life. I don't care about any of… — Jim James Copy Share
God forbid Donald Trump gets elected president; think about how many people are going to get f**ked over or how much harder we're going… — Jim James Copy Share
I got really hooked on this riff in the middle of this song called 'Minor Miracles' by my friend Eric Johnson from Fruit Bats.… — Jim James Copy Share
Moving and motion tends to make things pop up. But things pop up for me, really, at just odd intervals or at random times… — Jim James Copy Share
I like to be productive - it's very hard for me to go on vacation because I just feel like I'm losing time. — Jim James Copy Share
Once all the power goes out, there will still be human beings standing together around a campfire, playing acoustic guitars. — Jim James Copy Share
Don't let your silly dreams fall in between the crack of the bed and the wall. — Jim James Copy Share
I really believe in not compromising your art. I feel like I've never compromised my art. — Jim James Copy Share
Ever since I got back surgery, everything in my life has been about reduction. I've got the lightest backpack I can carry and the… — Jim James Copy Share
I love playing music with people, but I also just love the art and meditation of being alone and working on stuff. — Jim James Copy Share
Whenever we come back from another project, we're always so stoked to see each other and play with each other again. I really feel… — Jim James Copy Share
I've gotten into doing electronic books and audiobooks, so I have an iPad. I still love reading a real book, but when you travel,… — Jim James Copy Share
