5 Quotes & Sayings By James Mercer

James Mercer is a songwriter, musician and actor. He is the lead singer of the indie rock band The Shins. His debut solo album, "From a Basement on the Hill," became a Top Ten hit in 2011. He has released four additional albums, all of which have debuted within the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 Read more

He is also an actor, having appeared in movies such as "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "Sky High."

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Maybe it's just parenthood that puts you in a situation where you just have to develop a new attitude, I guess, about things. James Mercer
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For some reason, it seems like pop writers, it's like they just get worse or something over time. And then you're really jealous of movie directors whose careers seem to grow and they'll be 70 years old and still doing these incredible jobs. I'm going to reverse that, I hope. James Mercer
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Life is sad. People, you know, are going to pass, and you know that you will one day. James Mercer
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For the longest time, I didn't even want to admit I was serious about music. Before the Shins, I would tell myself, 'Oh, I'm going to figure something out someday.' I had this romantic vision of being this old dude maybe making guitars or something. James Mercer