There is pressure that comes with everything being a big deal. I remember thinking, 'I need to survive the Shins. I don't know what I'm going to do to make a living otherwise, but I really don't want to do the Shins right now.' James Mercer bigdeallive share on social
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 decisiongoodlose share on social
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 cravecreaturefriend Change image and share on social
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
