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> [At the end of the day music is a grind. You're constantly working at it and even with playing shows as well. If your schedule isn't planned right it could really throw things off, but honestly at the end of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/at-the-end-of-the-day-music-is-a-grind-you-re-constantly-working-at/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

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## More by James Vincent McMorrow

> [I heard of this Texas studio. The owner, Tony Rancich, wanted to fly us out for the day to see the studio. I booked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/i-heard-of-this-texas-studio-the-owner-tony-rancich-wanted-to-fly-us/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [I'm very ambitious, musically - I want to create great things, not mediocre work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/i-m-very-ambitious-musically-i-want-to-create-great-things-not/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [Hip-hop has been the guiding light of my life as a musician and a music fan. It's the one common thread through all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/hip-hop-has-been-the-guiding-light-of-my-life-as-a-musician-and-a/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [I like what I like, I don't like what I don't like, and I'm very bad at toning myself down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/i-like-what-i-like-i-don-t-like-what-i-don-t-like-and-i-m-very-bad-at/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [I feel the reasons my songs might seem dark is because of how I viewed the situations I was in and it was just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/i-feel-the-reasons-my-songs-might-seem-dark-is-because-of-how-i/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [I really wanted to approach performing live differently than most people who just play guitar and sing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/i-really-wanted-to-approach-performing-live-differently-than-most/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [I made a note in my head to be aware of things as they were happening, because they might not happen again. Up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/i-made-a-note-in-my-head-to-be-aware-of-things-as-they-were-happening/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [More often than not, changes had to be made in order for a song to make sense, and by the end of it, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/more-often-than-not-changes-had-to-be-made-in-order-for-a-song-to/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [All the really good guitar players - Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, or even Bert Jansch or John Martin - I love all those people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/all-the-really-good-guitar-players-jimi-hendrix-jimmy-page-or-even/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [I write songs on a course of time that's comfortable for me. I would probably never write a song from start to finish in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/i-write-songs-on-a-course-of-time-that-s-comfortable-for-me-i-would/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [What we understand to be profoundness, or importance, it changes. It should change. It should be this moment where you cannot believe that equalled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/what-we-understand-to-be-profoundness-or-importance-it-changes-it/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [I want to talk about things that are tangible and real to me, but I also want to do them in a way that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/i-want-to-talk-about-things-that-are-tangible-and-real-to-me-but-i/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/i-was-never-a-sit-down-with-a-notepad-and-write-lyrics-kind-of-person/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [I didn't really learn how to play guitar until I was in college.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/i-didn-t-really-learn-how-to-play-guitar-until-i-was-in-college/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

> [I approach every show from the same fundamental perspective: this is a conversation, and my job is to make people leave the show feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/i-approach-every-show-from-the-same-fundamental-perspective-this-is-a/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

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