118 Quotes by Jim James

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

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.

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

You can drive at 16, go to war at 18, drink at 21, and retire at 65. So who can say what age you have to be to find your true love?

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

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.

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.

Don’t let your silly dreams fall in between the crack of the bed and the wall.

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