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James Taylor
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 12
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
James Vernon Taylor
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I don't read music. I don't write it. So I wander around on the guitar until something starts to present itself.
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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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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.
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I don't get into heavy political numbers because I don't find them lyrical.
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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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I know now one thing only matters in these days... true love... love and love alone.
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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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Without a doubt, the warming of the past 100 years has been a welcome respite from a long and deadly Little Ice Age. The possibility that humans may have contributed to the recent warming does not make it any less welcome.
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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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All invisible from where we stand the connections come to pass, and though too strong to comprehend they affect us not the less.
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Television news is now entertainment, and the stories are being written by the people that have a special interest in them.
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Don't be sad cause your sun is down, the night doesn't need your sorrow. Don't be sad cause the light is gone, just keep your mind on tomorrow.
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I think that we're all totally isolated beings and always will be.
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Try not to try too hard, It's just a lovely ride.
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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'm grateful to my audience, that there are people who will buy a ticket and come and see us play and who essentially support me and this life of music.
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Once you get that two-way energy thing going, everyone benefits hugely.
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I can't thank you enough for showing up. It's not the same without you.
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I sometimes wonder how many of these lifetime achievement awards you can accept before you have to do the decent thing and die.
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There ain't no doubt in my mind that love is the finest thing around
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