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James Mercer Quotes

My hope is that one day I’ll be able to work and have a quieter life, but still a creative life Picture Quote #1

I’m trying to avoid having regrets about missing opportunities. That would be the worst thing. Like having an audience waiting, and not working hard enough, and coming out with a record that disappointed them Picture Quote #1

I’m real happy. I’ve been lucky in love, and I’ve got a wonderful kid now, and things have been going well Picture Quote #1

I tend to write a pretty half and half split of, like, slow, morose things and then sort of more upbeat stuff Picture Quote #1

You have to keep the recording process open. If you make too many decisions before you go in, you can lose out on those serendipitous moments that can really make a record, that I think are always required in the making of a really good record Picture Quote #1

I kinda learned to sing singing to Echo and the Bunnymen songs and Smiths songs: Morrissey would be a big favorite Picture Quote #1

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I don’t like the idea of a singer-songwriter record. I don’t picture myself that way, and it’s not my favorite sort of look, I guess. It’s really just an aesthetic thing Picture Quote #1

My dad was a Navy munitions officer, and by the end of his career, he was a specialist in nuclear weapons Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I have the soundtrack for ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ which is kind of cool. I guess I don’t really end up buying a lot of modern soundtracks. Another soundtrack I love is from a French movie called ‘Betty Blue.’ it has some really melancholy piano work Picture Quote #1

I think that was going on with bands like The Strokes was that the idea of the band, a real band, was making a comeback. My brother in law is an example- before he was listening to some country music, even some of that awful nu-metal stuff , but there weren’t many options really Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

My whole goal is to make good records and keep myself inspired and able to accomplish what I need to accomplish Picture Quote #1

I do like talking with friends about big concepts, you know, the stuff that will ruin a party. To me, the party hasn’t begun until we’re talking about the nonexistence of God Picture Quote #1

The thing that inspires me most is empathizing with people’s flaws and seeing how they deal with them. That sort of connection you feel with someone when you realize that maybe even the negative things that they’ve said or done are because of insecurities or injuries they’ve endured Picture Quote #1

The love you have for your kids is so overwhelmingly powerful that it alters your perspective. The dark things going on in the world become very poignant and vivid Picture Quote #1

I have no ethics when it comes to art. You just do what you can to make it as beautiful as you can Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

There’s no real reason for me to be so obsessed with trying to understand the true nature of things. You can live a perfectly happy life being utterly confused and not knowing Picture Quote #1

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My hope is that one day I’ll be able to work and have a quieter life, but still a creative life. (James Mercer Quotes) I’m trying to avoid having regrets about missing opportunities. That would be the worst thing. Like having an audience waiting, and not working hard enough, and coming out with a record that disappointed them. (James Mercer Quotes) I’m real happy. I’ve been lucky in love, and I’ve got a wonderful kid now, and things have been going well. (James Mercer Quotes) I tend to write a pretty half and half split of, like, slow, morose things and then sort of more upbeat stuff. (James Mercer Quotes) You have to keep the recording process open. If you make too many decisions before you go in, you can lose out on those serendipitous moments that can really make a record, that I think are always required in the making of a really good record. (James Mercer Quotes) I kinda learned to sing singing to Echo and the Bunnymen songs and Smiths songs: Morrissey would be a big favorite. (James Mercer Quotes) I don’t like the idea of a singer-songwriter record. I don’t picture myself that way, and it’s not my favorite sort of look, I guess. It’s really just an aesthetic thing. (James Mercer Quotes) My dad was a Navy munitions officer, and by the end of his career, he was a specialist in nuclear weapons. (James Mercer Quotes) 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. (James Mercer Quotes) 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 Quotes) I have the soundtrack for ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ which is kind of cool. I guess I don’t really end up buying a lot of modern soundtracks. Another soundtrack I love is from a French movie called ‘Betty Blue.’ it has some really melancholy piano work. (James Mercer Quotes) I think that was going on with bands like The Strokes was that the idea of the band, a real band, was making a comeback. My brother in law is an example- before he was listening to some country music, even some of that awful nu-metal stuff , but there weren’t many options really. (James Mercer Quotes) 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 Quotes) My whole goal is to make good records and keep myself inspired and able to accomplish what I need to accomplish (James Mercer Quotes) I do like talking with friends about big concepts, you know, the stuff that will ruin a party. To me, the party hasn’t begun until we’re talking about the nonexistence of God (James Mercer Quotes) The thing that inspires me most is empathizing with people’s flaws and seeing how they deal with them. That sort of connection you feel with someone when you realize that maybe even the negative things that they’ve said or done are because of insecurities or injuries they’ve endured (James Mercer Quotes) The love you have for your kids is so overwhelmingly powerful that it alters your perspective. The dark things going on in the world become very poignant and vivid (James Mercer Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) There’s no real reason for me to be so obsessed with trying to understand the true nature of things. You can live a perfectly happy life being utterly confused and not knowing (James Mercer Quotes)