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James Mercer
American Musician
Born: Dec 26, 1970
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I kinda learned to sing singing to Echo and the Bunnymen songs and Smiths songs: Morrissey would be a big favorite. James Mercer
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There's not a lot of thinking that I need to do away from the studio on Broken Bells stuff. James Mercer
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Maybe it's just parenthood that puts you in a situation where you just have to develop a new attitude, I guess, about things. James Mercer
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I've always sort of felt like what the Shins is, I guess, is a vehicle for my writing. James Mercer
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Honestly, humans are social creatures that really crave intimacy, and I think that the friends I have who are trying to somehow go it alone are suffering for it. James Mercer
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My dad was a Navy munitions officer, and by the end of his career, he was a specialist in nuclear weapons. James Mercer
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I sit and write songs alone and then get together with people to help me flesh it out into a recording. James Mercer
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So happy that Broken Bells is a thing in my life and really cool in so many ways. Not only, like, as something to sell records and be a band and whatnot, but just to give me an outlet and give me a fresh approach on things. James Mercer
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For some reason, it seems like pop writers, it's like they just get worse or something over time. And then you're really jealous of movie directors whose careers seem to grow and they'll be 70 years old and still doing these incredible jobs. I'm going to reverse that, I hope. James Mercer
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The part of modern pop music I don't know much about is hip hop. James Mercer
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I have no ethics when it comes to art. You just do what you can to make it as beautiful as you can. James Mercer
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I know that there are a lot of sort of silly things that one thinks as a music listener about bands. I am a fan of many bands. James Mercer
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My attempt at really doing classic sort of songwriting is Shins stuff. James Mercer
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Meeting Perry Farrel was kind of cool. He's such an icon, and I was such a fan of Jane's Addiction. James Mercer
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There is pressure that comes with everything being a big deal. I remember thinking, 'I need to survive the Shins. I don't know what I'm going to do to make a living otherwise, but I really don't want to do the Shins right now.' James Mercer
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I think perfect dates involve walking a lot, and not a bunch of driving around in cars. Ideally, you can walk together and go to a restaurant, and then walk from there to another nice place - this is, I guess, because of really great dates that I've had with my wife here in Portland. James Mercer
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Horrible dates are when you're with people who are immature and can't really be comfortable in their own skin. James Mercer
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I remember being in high school, and you had to draw those lines and define yourself. I don't think when I was in high school I would have been willing to admit that I liked the Shins. I was into TSOL and Black Flag. I probably would have listened to the Shins secretly in my bedroom. James Mercer
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I think that once you start writing songs, you start developing a library of ideas that you can go and take from, so it gets easier as you go. James Mercer
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