I think that live music is something that the Internet can never kill. Jim James More Quotes by Jim James More Quotes From Jim James I think anyone who knows the audio process knows what mixing and mastering is. Jim James i-thinkwhothinkprocess I feel like everybody's got their health issues and their battles, and yeah, mine go up and down. It's never really over. Jim James downfeelneverhealth I was talking to my publisher, Jamie Ceretta, who's one of my closest confidants and allies when I'm working on new music. I feel like I can always count on his judgement because he'll tell me if he doesn't like something. It's sometimes hard to get people to tell you if they don't like something. Jim James meyoumusicpeople 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 lightest MacBook. Jim James my-lifebacki-canlife When I was maybe three years old, I was obsessed with this song 'Leader of the Band' by Dan Fogelberg. My mom took me to the mall and bought me a 45 of it. We would listen to that song all the time. Jim James memomtimesong I tried to score a few films with this composer Brian Reitzell here in L.A. We made a bunch of music we really loved, but we got fired from the film for being too weird. Jim James weirdlovedbeingmusic I got really hooked on this riff in the middle of this song called 'Minor Miracles' by my friend Eric Johnson from Fruit Bats. I got the tracks for that from him, and that turned into 'Here in Spirit.' Jim James miraclesfriendfruitsong Lou Reed's spirit and the way he did things was so important. Him and his music mean so much to me as the years go by. Jim James memusicimportantway Anyone who knows music knows that Neil is about as real as it can get, and this along with seeing him perform 'Harvest Moon' on 'SNL' was my first experience knowing what real music really felt like. Jim James experiencemusicmoonreal I just love being in the studio, and that's kind of what I do when I'm not on the road. I'm just in the studio messing with stuff, and I love playing all the instruments. Jim James roadjustbeinglove Somebody brought up the idea of reissuing 'Tribute To 1' because it was out of print on vinyl. Jim James somebodybecauseupvinyl I heard the Abbey Lincoln song 'The World is Falling Down,' and it just resonated with me so deeply. Jim James downmesongworld I've got a studio at home, and I'm always recording. Jim James recordinggotalwayshome I've gotten into doing electronic books and audiobooks, so I have an iPad. I still love reading a real book, but when you travel, it's better than carrying around a bunch of books. Jim James youlovebooktravel I was always kind of against streaming, but I've been traveling so much, and I usually carry a huge hard drive of digital music with me, but I haven't had time to deal with it, so I've been doing streaming. And I had this incredible breakthrough of weightlessness where I've really been loving streaming music. Jim James drivememusictime 'The Muppet Show' was huge. I watched it all the time as a kid, and I really loved the way they used music on that. I also remember hearing the radio in the car as a kid, like Stevie Wonder and Simon and Garfunkel. Jim James carmusictimeremember
