I want to talk about things that are tangible and real to me, but I also want to do them in a… — James Vincent McMorrow Art Copy Share Image
It bothers me when musicians listen to music from the '60s and try and recreate it. Those people weren't trying to recreate… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
I really wanted to approach performing live differently than most people who just play guitar and sing. — James Vincent McMorrow Approach Copy Share Image
It's like half the campaign of selling a record is trying to convince people that you're an artist. Well, I am an… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
I'm mostly a keep-to-myself kind of guy, but you slowly find yourself getting folded into the musical tapestry. — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
My favorite records are not easy - they're not records that reveal everything to you the first time out. — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
I didn't start playing music really until I was 18/19, so it was a relatively new thing. I didn't play much music… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
I never looked at being a musician any different than waking up one day and wanting to be an accountant or a… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
I write songs on a course of time that's comfortable for me. I would probably never write a song from start to… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
At the end of the day music is a grind. You're constantly working at it and even with playing shows as well.… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
I just essentially stayed at home for three years and just learned to play as many instruments as I could and listened… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
The hip-hop aesthetic and the way it's produced always motivated me. Alongside that I was still wanting to make great traditional songs… — James Vincent McMorrow Aesthetic Copy Share Image
My first record was made in Termonfeckin, which is a small town on the north-east coast of Ireland. I had been in… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
I approach every show from the same fundamental perspective: this is a conversation, and my job is to make people leave the… — James Vincent McMorrow Approach Copy Share Image
When I first saw Drake, I thought I was never going to like him based on the person that I saw on… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
More often than not, changes had to be made in order for a song to make sense, and by the end of… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
I remember always looking forward to listening to country music in the car with my mother, and it wasn't even something I… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
With music, it feels natural that, in my head, I can pull things apart and then put them back together very quickly. — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
You can batter your guitar, and it won't distort too much, which is important for me because I play with my hands… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
My love of R&B and hip-hop has influenced my life not even as a musician, but generally in terms of growing up… — James Vincent McMorrow America Copy Share Image
When I started out making music I thought it was about thrills and adding layers, but I realized I want to focus… — James Vincent McMorrow Adventure Copy Share Image
I really wanted to get that dynamic on the record onto people and let them know it wasn't just a simple strumming… — James Vincent McMorrow Guitar Copy Share Image
Music is really everything I know. To be honest every experience I've ever had has been brought up from music and everything… — James Vincent McMorrow Being honest Copy Share Image