You want to make a record that stands the test of time and that people enjoy. — Jim James Copy Share Image
The band can't exist without the crowd, and the crowd wouldn't be there if it wasn't for the band, and it really… — Jim James Copy Share Image
Preservation Hall is the sound of joy. When they start playing, people start moving. — Jim James Copy Share Image
When people are recording, and they're like, 'I want to get the drum sound of the Beatles,' I hate that. — Jim James Copy Share Image
I feel like the world gets so consumed and gobbled up by action, and the pace of life is so frantic, and… — Jim James Copy Share Image
God forbid Donald Trump gets elected president; think about how many people are going to get f**ked over or how much harder… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I wish we had a more open discourse. It's just a shame that with our 24-hour news media and the Internet, people… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I'm not the kind of person that's so self-confident that I would ever think I had recorded anything great. I know that… — Jim James Copy Share Image
It's tough to make music and make it your own, and not have somebody call it something you don't agree with but… — 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
I think there are lots of things that people think are so different but they're not. People think there is a huge… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I feel like hate and darkness get so much airtime. We need to give peace and love as much airtime as we… — Jim James Copy Share Image
People always want reasons for things ... but sometimes there are no reasons. — Jim James Copy Share Image
I keep wanting people to realize that there needs to be a tidal wave of peace and love. People should be treated… — Jim James Copy Share Image
It is just so cool to play on the beach right next to the water. I am deeply moved by water as… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I think it's every artist's dream to create something that will endure, something that people will listen to until there are no… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I'd love to have a lifetime career. If you look at people like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, people who have been… — Jim James Copy Share Image
You might see someone with dreadlocks and label them a hippie in your head, but that doesn't mean they think of themselves… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people vote in fear. People like Donald Trump are good at casting this shadow of fear over… — Jim James Copy Share Image
Huge events in life inform you in so many ways that you know about and many other ways that you cannot even… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 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 any of… — Jim James Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Once all the power goes out, there will still be human beings standing together around a campfire, playing acoustic guitars. — Jim James Copy Share Image
Don't let your silly dreams fall in between the crack of the bed and the wall. — Jim James Copy Share Image
I really believe in not compromising your art. I feel like I've never compromised my art. — Jim James Copy Share Image
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 Image
