I have some vivid memories of walking around as a child with a cassette tape.
From James Vincent McMorrow
I remember always looking forward to listening to country music in the car with my mother, and it wasn't even something I enjoyed in the sense of music, but just being around music itself was enough.
I think it's safe to say that if you talk to anybody in Ireland, they'll have a passing knowledge of the guitar. It was something that I couldn't get away from when I was younger: guitars played in shops and parties, just everywhere.
I didn't really learn how to play guitar until I was in college.
You get one chance to make an impression, and coasting through is a disservice.
I have no interest in making music that's built for an antique shop.
It's like half the campaign of selling a record is trying to convince people that you're an artist. Well, I am an artist. This is what I do.
I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person.
More often than not, changes had to be made in order for a song to make sense, and by the end of it, it would just be something different. Lyrically, I am usually fairly confused until something is finished, and then it makes perfect sense to me.
My favorite records are not easy - they're not records that reveal everything to you the first time out.
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