The gospel funk soul era, that's what I'm obsessed with - pretty much all the '70s through early '80s. — Jim James Copy Share Image
I think maybe the vehicle for me was 'Sam Cooke's Greatest Hits.' It has a song called, 'Touch the Hem of His Garment.' Do you know that song? I kind of got obsessed with that song and started exploring and… — 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
