Songwriting is ... all about intuition - this thing pops into your head for a reason and it's up to you to follow it. It's like there's a spirit, or intuitive network, that comes through all of us, but most… — 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 New York or LA. It has some Southern romanticism to it, but also a Northern progressivism, this weird urban island in the middle of the state of Kentucky that has always provided a fertile, often dark,… — Jim James Copy Share
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
