James Vincent McMorrow quotes

I'm very ambitious, musically - I want to create great things, not mediocre work. (James Vincent McMorrow)

I have some vivid memories of walking around as a child with a cassette tape.

James Vincent McMorrow

I don't function well in certain aspects of society, and you can read into that what you will.

James Vincent McMorrow

I'm learning on the guitar all the time.

James Vincent McMorrow

I like what I like, I don't like what I don't like, and I'm very bad at toning myself down.

James Vincent McMorrow

I didn't start playing music really until I was 18/19, so it was a relatively new thing. I didn't play much music in school.

James Vincent McMorrow

I never was the front man in any bands I played in when I was in college, and I always learned music by myself at home.

James Vincent McMorrow

With music, it feels natural that, in my head, I can pull things apart and then put them back together very quickly.

James Vincent McMorrow

You play a couple of shows, and these label guys come - and they leave halfway through a show. Then the phone calls just stop. And your heart is broken.

James Vincent McMorrow

My favorite records are not easy - they're not records that reveal everything to you the first time out.

James Vincent McMorrow

I didn't really learn how to play guitar until I was in college. (James Vincent McMorrow)

I grew up in a place called Malahide, which is by the water and is beautifully quiet, leafy, and part serene.

James Vincent McMorrow

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

James Vincent McMorrow

I don't know about folk music. I play guitar, so there's a feeling I make folk music.

James Vincent McMorrow

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

James Vincent McMorrow

I don't know if I'm attention deficit, but I certainly am easily distracted by other things.

James Vincent McMorrow

I've traveled quite a lot and become a coffee nut.

James Vincent McMorrow

I'm mostly a keep-to-myself kind of guy, but you slowly find yourself getting folded into the musical tapestry.

James Vincent McMorrow

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.

James Vincent McMorrow