Jim James (My Morning Jacket) Breaks Down “Get The Point” | Sad Song Queens

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James joins Laura Webb and Lindsay Wolfington to unpack “Get The Point,” a beautiful and sincere breakup song from the 2015 album, The Waterfall. Recorded in a cliffside Stinson Beach studio, the track was written during the collapse of a relationship James describes as an “unbelievable cosmic love” tangled up with active alcoholism and self-hatred. Jim opens up about writing from inside the fog of addiction, learning to trust his own truth over someone else’s,...