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
father real nice
I played the cello from when I was ten, and then I bought a guitar from the father of some friends of mine and played that for a while. And then when I was fourteen or so, I bought a guitar - a real nice one - in Durham, North Carolina, that I worked with up until I was about twenty-five.
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.
real years months
When I cleaned up some 17 odd years ago, I felt terrible for about six months. The only thing that gave me any real relief was strenuous physical activity.
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.
again days fire lonely seen sunny
I've seen fire and I've seen rain, I've seen sunny days I thought would never end, I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought I'd see you again
experience performing
Performing is a profound experience, at least for me.
life worked
I've always worked all my life and now I need a hand, not a handout. That's why I'm here.
again backstage james loved sing sweet
I was backstage when James called me back to the stage again to sing 'How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)' with him. I don't even feel like it was me up there. It was so intense.
certain major reinvent resonate strongly themes visit
I don't reinvent myself in any major way. It seems to be a slow evolution. I go back and visit certain themes that I feel strongly about and resonate with me emotionally.
music
I enjoy selling my music. I don't enjoy selling myself.
change hate horses swim
I hate it when they say 'Don't change horses in midstream' ... if your horse can't swim and he's way over his head.
dozen expecting people seven six songs vary
There are a dozen or so songs people are expecting to hear, ... You don't do them all, but you put six or seven of those songs in the set. And you try to vary the arrangement of things that are familiar.
absolutely bad
You have to brace yourself for the smell. It is a really bad stench. It is disgusting, absolutely disgusting.
port somehow tie
We're the only deep-water port in Skagit County. Somehow we don't want to tie it all up with restaurants.