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I don't find the songs they find me. I just strum my guitar and wait for a lyric to come.

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
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Music
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Strum
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Won't you look down upon me Jesus, you've got to help me make a stand. You just got to see me through another day.
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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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