49 Quotes by James Vincent McMorrow

At the end of the day music is a grind. You're constantly working at it and even with playing shows as well. If your schedule isn't planned right it could really throw things off, but honestly at the end of the day its incredible being able to go to so many places.

I really wanted to approach performing live differently than most people who just play guitar and sing.

I really wanted to get that dynamic on the record onto people and let them know it wasn't just a simple strumming along the guitar type of thing without ramming it down their throats so I kind of went the opposite way and sang some of the songs more quietly which allowed for the louder parts to sound as though there were more. It was the only way singing those songs made sense to me.

I never looked at being a musician any different than waking up one day and wanting to be an accountant or a lawyer.

I feel if I wanted to be taken seriously I have to study music the same way someone who wants to be a doctor would study medicine. You have to know your craft and by doing so I had to make sure to ignore what people were thinking as well.

I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person.

I moved to London with this really warped sense of expectation.

Food in Dublin has gotten immeasurably better than it was. When I was a kid, there weren't a lot of options. Now you're overwhelmed with options.

You get one chance to make an impression, and coasting through is a disservice.