James Vincent McMorrow Quotes

I remember always looking forward to listening to country music in the car with my mother, and it wasn't even something I enjoyed in the sense of music, but just being around music itself was enough.

James Vincent McMorrow

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• I remember always looking forward to listening to country music in the car with my mother, and it wasn't even something I enjoyed in the sense of music, but just being around music itself was enough.

  

  James Vincent McMorrow
  • Music
  • Country
  • Remember