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Quote by James Vincent McMorrow

“I do not think good art comes from comfort. While from a humanistic standpoint I would have much rather been at my home that I own, surrounded by friends and family and controlling my environment completely.”

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James Vincent McMorrow

James Vincent McMorrow is an Irish singer-songwriter known for his emotive and captivating voice, as well as his unique musical style. Born on January 14, 1983, he has been active in the music industry since the mid-2000s. McMorrow's music blends folk, pop, and indie rock elements, winning him a global fanbase. more

“I made a note in my head to be aware of things as they were happening, because they might not happen again. Up to that point, I was not really that appreciative of what was going on, or thinking about documenting life in a plainspoken manner. I was talking about my life and writing songs, but then I would go back and listen and they were about dreams, and legends, and metaphors and that was just not my life!”

Thinking Writing Dream Song Metaphor Appreciative

Author:James Vincent McMorrow

“Sometimes the picture is more interesting than what is going on. Sometimes the picture is suggestive of greater things in society or the history of what might be connected to the theme in the pictures and those are worth exploring.”

Sometimes Interesting Exploring

Author:Peter van Agtmael

“The big question that everyone is asking themselves, or what they should be asking themselves right now, is what role has the media played in not just missing a certain part of American society that wanted to vote for, say, Donald Trump, but what role has the media played in dehumanizing other people and helping create these conditions that people are so afraid of, say, Muslims and extremism?”

People Helping Missing Vote Extremism

Author:Peter van Agtmael

“Nothing is over until there's something more decisive than your own thoughts.”

Author:Peter van Agtmael

“It is a fearful environment where no one can trust to pick up a stranger, or a stranger cannot trust to get in a car. That search I find lacking. That openness. Right now, we have got ourselves stuck in one thing, which is make money as fast as we can, because it is hard to live in this world without it. Let us face it.”