I’ve never stared out at the ocean while I’ve made a record before – that enhances things in a strange way. Jim James Read Quote
I think reading is one of the greatest forms of magic available to us on the planet. Reading is so important. Jim James Read Quote
For me, it’s more powerful to hear people sing about God than love in most circumstances because I’ve been hearing people sing about love for most of my life. Jim James Read Quote
I’d write songs like ‘One Big Holiday,’ and we’d play it and say, ‘It’s too heavy for ‘At Dawn.’ Let’s save it for the next one.’ We had more time for that, but when you mix a song, the general rule of thumb for us is a song a day or usually a day and a half. Jim James Read Quote
That’s why you put out records: hoping that people will connect with them. I mean, I play music for myself, for sure, and I would still play music even if people didn’t like it. But it means a lot when it connects to people and they enjoy it. But it’s funny: you get criticism as much as you get praise. It kind of evens out after awhile. Jim James Read Quote
I think we’re going to look back on the Internet in 50 to 100 years as a big mistake. Jim James Read Quote
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 Read Quote
