James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Tayloris an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth12 March 1948
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
moving fall water
Being on a boat that's moving through the water, it's so clear. Everything falls into place in terms of what's important and what's not.
concerts
A concert is always like a feast day to me.
stars thinking rocks
Bruce Springsteen's a rock star. Elton John is a rock star. I'm a folk musician. Honestly, I think that's true.
hats
I collect hats. That's what you do when you're bald.
spiritual way moral
I had a very moral upbringing, and spiritual in a sort of not very specific way.
helping internals fronts
Somehow it helps just to take something that's internal and externalize it, to see it in front of you.
lonely rain grieving
I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again.
love flower mind
There ain't no doubt in my mind that love is the finest thing around
love peace work-out
Shower the people you love with love Show them the way that you feel Things are gonna work out fine if you only will.
writing three needs
I typically will work on a lyric in a three-ring binder. On the right side, I'll write the lyric, and on the left side, I put in alternate things...and things that might be alternates or improvements. I'll turn the page and do it again. I'll turn the page and do it again, or incorporate the improvements. Eventually, I end up with some material, and often it needs to be ordered.
writing mean realizing
But it's only after you've played it on the road 20 or 30 times that it becomes really finished and polished...and you realize what it means, and you get the phrasing right.
song rain writing
Songs are like myths. Myths are useful because they allow you to cast yourself and your life and your own experience. And for some people, 'Fire and Rain' speaks to them in that way.
giving-up slow-down young
Never give up, never slow down, never grow old and never ever die young.
criticism compliment i-can
I can take criticisms but not compliments.