Music is like wine, it ages beautifully - and if you spend enough time you can just sit there and listen to… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
I've started to look at guitar playing from more than just a standpoint of using certain modes and techniques. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
When we recorded 'Iowa,' we jammed, we went through the songs, we played as a band and we recorded as a band. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
So many bands play to tracks - what's the point in coming to see them live if they're playing to a CD? — Jim Root Copy Share Image
We're still evolving as a band. I think that's really important for a band to do, especially after being around for so… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
My first real real guitar I had was a Charvel, model 1 and that was when I was 15, I think, I got that. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
You don't even know are we going to have a career? Are we going to be able to sell records? Are we… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
To have a No. 1 with 130,000 copies sold is, you know, I remember when we first started selling records, in order… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
My approach in 1999 was basically to play what I had, that was all I could do. At the time I was… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
It became apparent to me near the end of the album cycle for 'House Of Gold & Bones' that it had basically… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
Some of the guys in Stone Sour, I think they just want to be a radio band and write strictly for radio… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
The thing that scares me about the way the music industry has changed so much is that I'm afraid that the record,… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
I want to see the guitar in a non-linear sense that encompasses tones, arrangements, songwriting, audio production, and everything else - you… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
I wanna buy vinyl and I want to listen to records on it. I want to put on 'Dark Side of the… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
You could say, 'Oh, we're gonna write the heaviest album of all time' or 'We're gonna write an album that sounds like… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
The culture of buying an album on CD or vinyl has gone out of the window. A lot of kids don't really… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
With all the different guys in the band and all the different ideas of what's what, it's hard to get everybody on… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
As you're touring there are so many layers to a live show, it has always been important for me to have a… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
Finding the right amp can be a process, especially when you're young and just starting out. When I was a kid, I… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
I wanna buy vinyl and I want to listen to records on it. I want to put on 'Dark Side of the Moon' in… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
When you've got a mask on, you're kind of invincible. It's almost like nobody can see you, and you can do what you want… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
You know, unfortunately I'm only one person. I can't really be in two places at one time and the amount of focus that I… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
No, I would never in a million years compare anything we've done to anything we've previously done. I don't believe in it - I… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
Well that's probably what'll end up happening: a load of really good musicians who can't afford to be in bands, who have to have… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
The thing that scares me about the way the music industry has changed so much is that I'm afraid that the record, the album,… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
It's probably a lot cooler than wearing jeans and a T-shirt. Once I put on the mask, I don't even realize that it's there.… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
It's always been about the live show for us. We're having Halloween onstage every night. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
I think that the only goals that we try to set for ourselves is to evolve musically. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
I've started to look at guitar playing from more than just a standpoint of using certain modes and techniques. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
