I sit and write songs alone and then get together with people to help me flesh it out into a recording. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes flesh people record
The way I was brought up, there was a little bit of prodding to do something more practical, and I wasted a lot of time trying to be a practical person. James Mercer bitebringlot Change image and share on social
I most enjoy sitting down with the acoustic guitar and just fiddling around and trying to come up with something like a hook or some sort of melodic line. That's something that I do habitually. James Mercer acousticenjoyfiddle Change image and share on social
I remember being in high school, and you had to draw those lines and define yourself. I don't think when I was in high school I would have been willing to admit that I liked the Shins. I was into TSOL and Black Flag. I probably would have listened to the Shins secretly in my bedroom. James Mercer admitbedroomblack share on social
There's nothing humane about the flesh of animals who have had one or two or even three improvements made in their singularly rotten lives on today's factory farms. Ingrid Newkirk animalfactoryfarm Change image and share on social
I've found that in now having experienced what it's like to make records and just through growing up in general that you should be expressive about what's affecting you instead of trying to sing about a subject just for the sake of other people getting something from it. Chantal Kreviazuk affectexperienceexpressive share on social