You want to make a record that stands the test of time and that people enjoy. — Jim James Copy Share Image
If you're reissuing something, it's important to have demos and everything else from that time that wasn't used. — Jim James Copy Share Image
I like to be productive - it's very hard for me to go on vacation because I just feel like I'm losing… — 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
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
'The Muppet Show' was huge. I watched it all the time as a kid, and I really loved the way they used… — Jim James Copy Share Image
Moving and motion tends to make things pop up. But things pop up for me, really, at just odd intervals or at… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I exercise all the time, every morning, and then I do music in the afternoon. I walk two to three miles a… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I guess people have a hard time dealing with humour in music. But sometimes life is depressing, and sometimes life is fun,… — 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
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
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
I was always kind of against streaming, but I've been traveling so much, and I usually carry a huge hard drive of… — Jim James Copy Share Image
Almost every time I go to the ocean, I think about throwing my phone right into it. Sometimes, you pull that thing… — 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
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
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
