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title: "2 Solo Record Quotes By Jim James"
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> ['Circuital' was just so much about us as a band. We captured every song live, including the main vocal. That is probably my favorite My Morning Jacket record because it's really the essence of us being us. The solo record…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/circuital-was-just-so-much-about-us-as-a-band-we-captured-every-song/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/129/jim-james-3560_band_circuital-was-just-so-much-about-us-as-a_724222.png)

> [It's really important to be free and be open and honest about the things you want to do. Just 'cause you want to make a solo record or another record with another band, it doesn't have to be an insult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/it-s-really-important-to-be-free-and-be-open-and-honest-about-the/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/jim-james-3560_band_it-s-really-important-to-be-free-and-be_2769918.png)

## More by Jim James

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/louisville-is-a-place-with-no-labels-it-s-not-the-south-it-s-not/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/i-wish-we-had-a-more-open-discourse-it-s-just-a-shame-that-with-our/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [Some things cannot be explained. This is part of the magic of life. There cannot be a word or an idea or a definition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/some-things-cannot-be-explained-this-is-part-of-the-magic-of-life/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/i-really-have-a-lot-of-respect-for-music-the-art-form-of-music-it-s/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/god-forbid-donald-trump-gets-elected-president-think-about-how-many/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [I got really hooked on this riff in the middle of this song called 'Minor Miracles' by my friend Eric Johnson from Fruit Bats.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/i-got-really-hooked-on-this-riff-in-the-middle-of-this-song-called/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [Moving and motion tends to make things pop up. But things pop up for me, really, at just odd intervals or at random times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/moving-and-motion-tends-to-make-things-pop-up-but-things-pop-up-for/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [I like to be productive - it's very hard for me to go on vacation because I just feel like I'm losing time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/i-like-to-be-productive-it-s-very-hard-for-me-to-go-on-vacation/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [Once all the power goes out, there will still be human beings standing together around a campfire, playing acoustic guitars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/once-all-the-power-goes-out-there-will-still-be-human-beings-standing/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [Don't let your silly dreams fall in between the crack of the bed and the wall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/don-t-let-your-silly-dreams-fall-in-between-the-crack-of-the-bed-and/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [I really believe in not compromising your art. I feel like I've never compromised my art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/i-really-believe-in-not-compromising-your-art-i-feel-like-i-ve-never/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/ever-since-i-got-back-surgery-everything-in-my-life-has-been-about/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [I love playing music with people, but I also just love the art and meditation of being alone and working on stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/i-love-playing-music-with-people-but-i-also-just-love-the-art-and/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/whenever-we-come-back-from-another-project-we-re-always-so-stoked-to/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/i-ve-gotten-into-doing-electronic-books-and-audiobooks-so-i-have-an/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

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