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Jim James

American Musician

Born: Apr 27, 1978

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For me, 'Evil Urges' was like a video game. If you play 'Super Mario Brothers,' there's a level where it's like a snowscape, and then there's a level where it's a desert and a level that's like a jungle. Jim James

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I guess people have a hard time dealing with humour in music. But sometimes life is depressing, and sometimes life is fun, is about just laughing with your friends, and I wanted to express that as well as the darker stuff. Jim James

While I'm working on something, every single part of me is in it. But then, once it's done, I leave that place behind. I usually don't like to revisit it. So it's almost like listening to a different person. Jim James

I listened to 'En la Ceremony' and had always wished it had some flamenco guitar. Jim James

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That's the bulk of my lyrical output - being confused and trying to find answers to my confusion. Jim James

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You want to make a record that stands the test of time and that people enjoy. Jim James

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There were lots of songs that were on 'It Still Moves' that I had written, and we had played - rehearsed, but also played live a couple of times - that could've gone on 'At Dawn', but we always knew we wanted to make a record that was more quote-unquote 'rock n' roll.' Jim James

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If you're reissuing something, it's important to have demos and everything else from that time that wasn't used. Jim James

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I've always loved that, on all the Dylan and Springsteen and Marley and Neil Young reissues that they've done: It's so cool to hear alternate versions and how the song started in their mind. Jim James

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I love the thrill of putting on a record and feeling like you got the wrong one from the factory. Jim James

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I love making each record sound different. Jim James

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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

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One thing I've learned is that the best thing a producer can do is help you be you. Jim James

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