“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.” ThinkingTryingHumansSufferingSocialCreaturesHonestlyIntimacyCrave Author:James Mercer
“I think that what's funny is that I seem to be taking up the roles that I remember my dad having - for some reason, I'm the one who makes the coffee, and my dad was always that guy. It's kind of shocking how closely I compare to my dad.” ThinkingKindReasonSeemsRememberGuyRolesDadMy DadCoffeeCompareShockingThat Guy Author:James Mercer
“I think perfect dates involve walking a lot, and not a bunch of driving around in cars. Ideally, you can walk together and go to a restaurant.” ThinkingTogetherWalksPerfectCarWalkingDrivingBunchRestaurantsPerfect Date Author:James Mercer
“I think that was going on with bands like The Strokes was that the idea of the band, a real band, was making a comeback. My brother in law is an example- before he was listening to some country music, even some of that awful nu-metal stuff , but there weren't many options really.” ThinkingIdeasRealCountryLawStuffExampleBrotherListeningBandAwfulMy BrotherMetalsStrokesIn-lawsComebackBrother In Law Author:James Mercer
“There's something artistic about skating. A psychologist could tell you exactly why that is, but I think there's something much more expressive that gives you a lot of room for unique and individual expression. Whatever you're interested in can become something you kind of own in your group of skater friends.” ThinkingGivingKindIndividualRoomsGroupsExpressionUniqueArtisticPsychologistSkatingExpressiveSkaterIndividual Expression Author:James Mercer