Jim James Quotes & Sayings

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 people don't take the time to think about it or remember it. These little things pop into our heads - it's just a process of intuition. The initial thought comes in a baby state, and you work on that some more. — Jim James

People always want reasons for things ... but sometimes there are no reasons. — Jim James

I think one's musical life should be free and open to new experience in order to keep expanding your mind and horizons. — Jim James

Some things cannot be explained. This is part of the magic of life. There cannot be a word or an idea or a definition attached to everything. — Jim James

I am very blessed to have a great group of long-term friends and a huge family that has been very loving and supportive. I try to stay connected to that and contribute as much as I can. — Jim James

Reading is one of the greatest forms of magic available to us on the planet. — Jim James

I think that live music is something that the Internet can never kill. — Jim James

Don't let your silly dreams fall in between the crack of the bed and the wall. — Jim James

Fashion is one of the most beautiful forms of art we have. It's a form of art that every person gets to possess and create for themselves. — Jim James

I just enjoy collaborating. I think there is always something to be learned, and I think that one could never collaborate enough - that would be impossible. So I am always excited and honored when someone wants to work with me. — Jim James

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, bed. For us, Louisville and the surrounding areas are the center of massive creativity and massive weirdness. The place has its flaws: You move away, but you're always going to come back. — Jim James

It is just so cool to play on the beach right next to the water. I am deeply moved by water as I think most people are - so to play music with it is a most powerful experience. — Jim James