Song Quotes by James Vincent McMorrow

I didn't really learn how to play guitar until I was in college.

— James Vincent McMorrow

Music is a self-propelling thing. You can not rely on anybody but yourself.

— James Vincent McMorrow

I'm learning on the guitar all the time.

— James Vincent McMorrow

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

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

I feel the reasons my songs might seem dark is because of how I viewed the situations I was in and it…

— 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…

— James Vincent McMorrow

My mum was a big fan of E.L.O. and Elvis Costello. She used to play that, consistently, all the time when we…

— James Vincent McMorrow

I've got an Avalon guitar - that's the company that used to be Lowden. They come out of Ireland, and they're like…

— James Vincent McMorrow

All the really good guitar players - Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, or even Bert Jansch or John Martin - I love all…

— 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…

— James Vincent McMorrow

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

I made a note in my head to be aware of things as they were happening, because they might not happen again.…

— James Vincent McMorrow

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

Its always important to fall back on your instincts and core beliefs and that was pretty hard for me to do but…

— James Vincent McMorrow