James Edward Olliges Jr. (Jim James) Quotes

When people are recording, and they're like, 'I want to get the drum sound of the Beatles,' I hate that.

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• When people are recording, and they're like, 'I want to get the drum sound of the Beatles,' I hate that.

  

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