James Vincent McMorrow
James Vincent McMorrow
James Vincent McMorrow is an Irish singer and songwriter. He is best known for his albums Early in the Morning and Post Tropical...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth14 January 1983
CountryIreland
school play new-things
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.
growing-up thinking car
I think sitting in the car with your parents and listening to music is an essential to growing up.
ambitious want mediocre
I'm very ambitious, musically - I want to create great things, not mediocre work.
antique built interest music
I have no interest in making music that's built for an antique shop.
booked guy heard love next purely rare tony
I heard of this Texas studio. The owner, Tony Rancich, wanted to fly us out for the day to see the studio. I booked it the next day. He's that rare guy that is in it purely for the love of it.
folk music
I don't know about folk music. I play guitar, so there's a feeling I make folk music.
music
The only thing that's ever made sense to me has been sitting in the house by myself making music.
distort
You can batter your guitar, and it won't distort too much, which is important for me because I play with my hands a lot - I don't really play with picks.
hands needs sometimes
Sometimes my hands they don’t feel like my own; I need someone to love, I need someone to hold.
I like what I like, I don't like what I don't like, and I'm very bad at toning myself down.
couple heart play
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.
ideas people trying
The idea of trying to predict what people will or won't respond to is risky.
guy finding-yourself musical
I'm mostly a keep-to-myself kind of guy, but you slowly find yourself getting folded into the musical tapestry.
artist people trying
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.