Jim James Quotes

Live music is proof that there's some things the Internet can't kill. In our lifetime, we're going to see more and more things start to disappear and get gobbled up by the Internet, but live music won't be one of them.

Playing live is a lost art, and you don't see a lot of bands that go out and play the way the older bands do. It's a celebration, and a lot of people treat it like a commercial or a distraction.

Festivals are great because you get to just walk around the corner and see a new band that you've heard but not had the chance to check out.

The live concerts are still one of the two greatest joys of my life.

Australia is so entrenched in rock n'roll and bands, and that's just the way Australia is.

But live shows are cool. I just got back into the idea of enjoying it live.

Black music has become a commercial commodity. Live performances are not so accessible as they were previously. It use to be possible to go to the bar on the corner and hear music. It was available for a fifteen cent beer.

There's so much music going on in New Orleans.

There is nothing else to do in Nashville except for write songs.

The Austin music scene is the reason why so many of them moved here.

I'm the biggest music lover in the world. I mean, I have seen everybody. I went on tour with Michael Jackson and the Jacksons four or five times.

Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians.

I love watching live music. It's one of the reasons I love living in Austin, Texas, because there is so much live music.

Any city that's worth a dang certainly has a musical heartbeat, a culture, and a scene that can stand on its own.

There are a lot of bands coming up now that are literally thrusting their soul, their passion into something that fans can pay for a ticket to go see, and they know it's going to be awe-inspiring.

I love going out and touring, and maybe people understand that it's not about making a quick buck. Maybe that translates.

Believe it or not, at concerts some records go off more than 'Crew' does.

About music shows... um... I do want to go on music shows.

We really like L.A. because it really likes rock and roll.

I just want to play shows and write songs and make music. That's what feels good.

This is show business, and there's room for the shows and the personalities. But I think there's also room for music, for people to play music, and there seems to be an audience developing that's willing to go listen to music again, rather than just be blown away by drum machines and choreography.

New Orleans just embraces people who love music.

I think acoustic performances and full, live performances are always cool in different ways.

Cheap Trick has played with every band on the planet.

Full live performances are always my favorites, and I think a lot of people's favorites too, just because you can feel the energy off the crowd and there's so much more interaction, and just everything overall is just like very hype.