December 2011
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Steam Engine, My Morning Jacket live at the...
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October 2011
Jim James: I'm Jim and I play guitar and I sing
Patrick Hallahan: I'm Patrick and I play the drums
Jim James: And we've known each other since fourth grade, we have the same birthday. I'm four minutes older.
Interviewer: Did you guys have beards back then?
Jim James: We did
Jim James and Patrick Hallahan together: We came out with beards
Patrick Hallahan: I think that's what it was that drew us together, that we were the only fourth graders with beards
Jim James: Yeah
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Touch Me, I’m Going To Scream Pt. 2. (My...
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Rocket Man, My Morning Jacket
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Vanity Fair interview, 2009
Jim James: It was out at our old studio, which was on my cousin’s grandparents’ farm, in Shelbyville, Kentucky. We rented this big taxidermic grizzly bear, and it’s so funny when I think back on it, because you could just, like, Photoshop that kind of shit in. But we didn’t.
Sam Erickson: If we had tried to do it digitally, it just wouldn’t have been as cool.
Jim James: Yeah, I agree. I’m so glad we didn’t. But it’s hilarious to look back, in retrospect, and think about seven grown men hefting a stuffed grizzly bear up through this hole in the side of a barn.
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Listen to and pre-order "Chimes of Freedom: The... →
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El Caporal, My Morning Jacket
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Listen to or download My Morning Jacket Live at... →
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“I’m a 20-year-old video-store clerk playing in a band. A bandmate gives me a...”
– Tom Blankenship, looking back at the time around The Tennessee Fire
October 2010
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My Morning Jacket holiday EP →
SPECIAL HOLIDAY EP of music recorded while the band was on tour in Europe titled “My Morning Jacket: iTunes Session” available now in iTunes. This EP features covers of your Christmas favorites along with one brand new song called “Welcome Home” and a beautiful rendition of Circuital’s “Wonderful (The Way I Feel)”. Recorded in Amsterdam, this EP also...
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My Morning Jacket, interview at Lollapalooza 2011
Patrick Hallahan: I would personally tell my 1998 self not to take no for an answer and to... not care about what other people think I guess. I would definitely try to instill some more confidence in that head of his.
Jim James: In 1998 I was really worried about the Y2K distaster
Patrick Hallahan: [laughs]
Jim James: So I would really look back and tell myself that Y2K is, just don't worry about it. Y'know, it's going to be okay, even...
Carl Broemel: The Mayan Calendar
Jim James: Yeah it's more about 2012
Patrick Hallahan: You brought up the Mayan Calendar now [laughs]
Jim James: Don't worry about 2000, worry about 2012 [more laughs] Because that's... Yup, you got plenty of time.
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“I would have to say that it is a tie between my Takamine G332 acoustic guitar...”
– Jim James, when asked which guitar is most special to him
March 2007
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- Dondante, My Morning Jacket live at The Electric...
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“My black 1988 Les Paul Standard is definitely the most special guitar in my...”
– Carl Broemel
March 2007
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“A friend of mine used to play bass with this Oklahoma City Trio. He swore by...”
– Bo Koster, talking about Hanson
February 2008
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“People ask me what my first musical experience was, and it’s what I heard...”
– Jim James
November 2005
November 2011
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My Morning Jacket on Chimes Of Freedom: Songs Of... →
‘Chimes Of Freedom: Songs Of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International’ is set for a January 30, 2012 release. All the proceeds from the compilation will be donated to Amnesty International.
The tracklisting is: CD1 Raphael Saadiq ‘Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat’ Patti Smith Drifter’s ‘Escape’ Rise Against ‘Ballad of Hollis Brown’ ...
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“I always wanted to find a situation that was creatively inspiring, with people...”
– Bo Koster, talking about My Morning Jacket
February 2009
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I fell in ♥ with their ♬.
MY MORNING JACKET
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“People are silly, they’ll literally stick a title or a label on a band...”
– Jim James
November 2005
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August, 2011
Interviewer: You have bears on stage now, right?
Bo Koster: Yeah, we have bears. We have always had animals and shit like that since the beginning of time. There is a bear on the cover of It Still Moves. There is a song called “The Bear.” It’s been part of the band for a long time. It’s our spirit animal. It’s our totem. Have you seen those animal totem books? I have a couple of those at home. That’s kind of a thing. It’s fun. (...) We have the owl, too. I forgot how the owl got in there. But it’s been part of album artwork. We had this really cool white owl that we put on the top of the recording desk when we recorded Z, I believe. Ever since then, it has been our mascot as well.
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“All of the vampires and werewolves we met on the set of The Vampire Diaries were...”
– Jim James assures fans that My Morning Jacket were treated well and that no musicians were harmed in the making of the “Homecoming” episode of The Vampire Diaries.
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October 2011
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Super Addendum: My Morning Jacket →
One of my most memorable experiences in life was attending my first Bonnaroo. The air was hot and dry, the crowds were dense and thick, and the music was everywhere. There is nothing like it. The lineup features fantastic bands, musicians, and artists. One of these bands was My Morning Jacket.
Hailing from Lousiville Kentucky, MMJ consists of front man Jim James (aka Yim Yames), bass...
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“I think it all comes down to responsibility and conscience. If you’re...”
– Jim James on filesharing, Boing Boing
October 2011
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“I totally got to meet him and hang out. I, like, freaked out. He was walking out...”
– Ruby Jane
October 2011
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“I listen to My Morning Jacket nearly every day. I love that band because they...”
– Wylie Hunter of Wylie Hunter and the Cazadores
September 2011