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We wanted 'At Dawn' to be what it was: kinda spaced-out.

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I love hearing old Bob Marley recordings that he did before he made the versions everybody knows.

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If you're reissuing something, it's important to have demos and everything else from that time that wasn't used.

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I've always loved that, on all the Dylan and Springsteen and Marley and Neil Young reissues that they've done: It's so cool to hear alternate versions and how the song started in their mind.

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It's really important to be free and be open and honest about the things you want to do. Just 'cause you want to make a solo record or another record with another band, it doesn't have to be an insult or a slight to the band you've been with for a long time.

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I love the thrill of putting on a record and feeling like you got the wrong one from the factory.

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I love making each record sound different.

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That's why you put out records: hoping that people will connect with them. I mean, I play music for myself, for sure, and I would still play music even if people didn't like it. But it means a lot when it connects to people and they enjoy it. But it's funny: you get criticism as much as you get praise. It kind of evens out after awhile.

~Jim James

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I really believe in not compromising your art. I feel like I've never compromised my art.

~Jim James

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One thing I've learned is that the best thing a producer can do is help you be you.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: April 27th, 1978

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