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I am myself for a living. I don't animate a character.

James Taylor

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James Taylor
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 12
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
James Vernon Taylor
Animate
Living
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What I've always done as an entertainer is try to come up with things that people will find interesting, or compelling, or humorous.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I don't know much about God. But if everything does originate with God, then certainly songs do as well.
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I don't play the kind of music that works in a football stadium.
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I collect hats. That's what you do when you're bald.
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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.
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I told you that I love you, I was only telling a lie. I'll be long gone come the crack of dawn and I believe the word is goodbye.
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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.
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I wanted to perform, I wanted to write songs, and I wanted to get lots of chicks.
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Try not to try too hard, It's just a lovely ride.
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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.
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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.
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Something I do love about social media is how you can expand your idea. You can make an extension of your art as opposed to just using it for promotion.
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Bruce Springsteen's a rock star. Elton John is a rock star. I'm a folk musician. Honestly, I think that's true.
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Americans work a long away ahead of themselves because of the size of the place. To make any impact at all you have to promote yourself with live performances ages before a release.
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Einstein said that he never could understand it all, the planets spinning in space, the smile upon your face.
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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.
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Do me wrong, do me right, tell me lies, but hold me tight.
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