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
song thinking way
In the beginning, there was a kind of energy that - like an urgency to express myself, and the songs just couldn't be held in. But I think it changes, the nature of how that - what that energy is. And I need to court the muse in a much more serious way.
spiritual religious thinking
I think of myself as a highly spiritual person, but without - I was never really given a religion or a religious experience or a community to sort of subscribe to.
growing-up thinking soul
I think that American music, for me, it's a synthesis of a lot of different things. But for me growing up in North Carolina, the stuff that I was listening to, the things that I was hearing, it was all about black music, about soul music.
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.
thinking say-anything
I don't think anyone really says anything new.
thinking isolated
I think that we're all totally isolated beings and always will be.
thinking people pushing
I think it surprises a lot of people that I'm still around, you know, still - that I'm not pushing up daisies, as they say.
adversity thinking guy
There's been plenty of adversity, starting the moment he was born. He had a respiratory crisis, and it was touch and go for a week whether he would survive. I think ever since, you can feel this pulse in the guy, an almost physical enthusiasm.
god thinking people
I think there's probably a God-shaped hole in everybody's being. Even if God only exists in people's minds, He's still a force.
thinking self sentimental
If you think my music is sentimental and self-absorbed, I agree with you.
nature thinking people
I think people are isolated because of the nature of human consciousness, and they like it when they feel the connection between themselves and someone else.
self-esteem thinking suffering
I don't take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to some extent.
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.