I really wanted to approach performing live differently than most people who just play guitar and sing. — James Vincent McMorrow Approach Copy Share Image
It's like half the campaign of selling a record is trying to convince people that you're an artist. Well, I am an… — James Vincent McMorrow Am Copy Share Image
I heard of this Texas studio. The owner, Tony Rancich, wanted to fly us out for the day to see the studio.… — James Vincent McMorrow Booked Copy Share Image
Food in Dublin has gotten immeasurably better than it was. When I was a kid, there weren't a lot of options. Now… — James Vincent McMorrow Better Copy Share Image
I want to talk about things that are tangible and real to me, but I also want to do them in a… — James Vincent McMorrow Art Copy Share Image
I never was the front man in any bands I played in when I was in college, and I always learned music… — James Vincent McMorrow Always Copy Share Image
Hip-hop has been the guiding light of my life as a musician and a music fan. It's the one common thread through… — James Vincent McMorrow Common Copy Share Image
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 Business Copy Share Image
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 Aesthetic Copy Share Image
I'm an introspective human being and someone who likes to be alone in a room. The idea of going out and talking… — James Vincent McMorrow Aliens Copy Share Image
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 Bases Copy Share Image
I feel if I wanted to be taken seriously I have to study music the same way someone who wants to be… — James Vincent McMorrow Crafts Copy Share Image
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 Big Copy Share Image
All the really good guitar players - Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, or even Bert Jansch or John Martin - I love all… — James Vincent McMorrow Beginning Copy Share Image
I think it's safe to say that if you talk to anybody in Ireland, they'll have a passing knowledge of the guitar.… — James Vincent McMorrow Anybody Copy Share Image
I have a vision for everything that I make, but... I'm not that considerate about what I do. I do whatever is… — James Vincent McMorrow Considerate Copy Share Image
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 Dark Copy Share Image
You play a couple of shows, and these label guys come - and they leave halfway through a show. Then the phone… — James Vincent McMorrow Broken Copy Share Image
Life is short. I'm here to make music, I'm not here to sit on a beach. That sounds really boring to me. — James Vincent McMorrow Beach Copy Share Image
I grew up in a place called Malahide, which is by the water and is beautifully quiet, leafy, and part serene. — James Vincent McMorrow Beautifully Copy Share Image
What we understand to be profoundness, or importance, it changes. It should change. It should be this moment where you cannot believe… — James Vincent McMorrow Believe Copy Share Image
I'm not an L.A. guy. I don't take meetings - you know what I mean? I don't really know how to interact… — James Vincent McMorrow Agendas Copy Share Image
I do not think good art comes from comfort. While from a humanistic standpoint I would have much rather been at my… — James Vincent McMorrow Art Copy Share Image
