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James Taylor Quotes

James Taylor quotes

American Musician March 12, 1948

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It is a process of discovery. It's being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a period of time so that the songs can begin to sort of peek out, and you begin to have emotional experiences in a musical way. James Taylor
It's probably foolish to expect relationships to go on forever and to say that because something only lasts 10 years, it's a failure. James Taylor
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. James Taylor
James Taylor quote: "I don't play the kind of music that works in a football stadium."
I don't play the kind of music that works in a football stadium. James Taylor
James Taylor quote: "People have used my songs and guitar style to teach guitar for..."
People have used my songs and guitar style to teach guitar for a long time. James Taylor
Though 'Fire and Rain' is very personal, for other people it resonates as a sort of commonly held experience... And that's what happens with me. I write things for personal reasons, and then in some cases it... can be a shared experience. James Taylor
I know there are people who don't like their audience or like the experience of being recognized or celebrated, but my audience has been very good - they don't bother me and when they do contact me it's usually on the nicest possible terms. James Taylor
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. James Taylor
Performing is a profound experience, at least for me. It's not as if I sit down and play 'Fire and Rain' by myself, just to hear it again. But to offer it up... the energy that it somehow summons live takes me right back, and I do get a reconnection to the emotions. James Taylor
James Taylor quote: "Time will take your money, but money won't buy time."
Time will take your money, but money won't buy time. James Taylor
It's a real wrenching thing to go from being a private person to being a public person, especially when you're being autobiographical. But it's what everyone wants - to get everyone's attention, to have your music make a living for you, to be validated in that way. James Taylor
James Taylor quote: "I don't read music. I don't write it. So I wander around on..."
I don't read music. I don't write it. So I wander around on the guitar until something starts to present itself. James Taylor
James Taylor quote: "I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music."
I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music. James Taylor
James Taylor quote: "There'll come a writing phase where you have to defend the..."
There'll come a writing phase where you have to defend the time, unplug the phone and put in the hours to get it done. James Taylor
James Taylor quote: "I don't know much about God. But if everything does originate..."
I don't know much about God. But if everything does originate with God, then certainly songs do as well. James Taylor

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