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
concerts
A concert is always like a feast day to me.
thinking say-anything
I don't think anyone really says anything new.
character
I am myself for a living. I don't animate a character.
break-up responsible breaking-promises
Sobering up was responsible for breaking up my marriage. That's what it couldn't stand.
blessing odds trying
I'm trying to look at my blessings and how amazingly well against all odds things have turned out for me.
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.
pain faces grows
We all have to face pain, and pain makes us grow.
humorous people interesting
What I've always done as an entertainer is try to come up with things that people will find interesting, or compelling, or humorous.
awards achievement wonder
I sometimes wonder how many of these lifetime achievement awards you can accept before you have to do the decent thing and die.
writing opposites pages
I tend to write out the first iteration of a lyric here and then go over here and make variations on it, on the page opposite.
people special news
Television news is now entertainment, and the stories are being written by the people that have a special interest in them.
two way energy
Once you get that two-way energy thing going, everyone benefits hugely.
years way-forward growth
It's hard to find a way forward. When you're 18 it happens in huge chunks every day, but after 20 years, growth is much more costly.
real persons
It's a real wrenching thing to go from being a private person to being a public person, especially when you're being autobiographical.