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He's halfway sick and halfway stoned. He'd sure like to kick, but he's too far gone. So they wind him down with methadone.

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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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Methadone
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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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Never give up, never slow down, never grow old and never ever die young.
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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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I think good music makes you feel free, and if people feel free when they come to a show or listen to my music, that would mean the world to me.
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Ireland, Italy and Brazil are the most musical places for me. They're extremely musical cultures and anything you pitch they basically catch.
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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 can't thank you enough for showing up. It's not the same without you.
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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'm looking forward to being able to retire from being a public figure and being able to afford to be myself!
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Though the body sleeps, the heart will never rest.
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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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It's true that I can write a song and not really be sure what the meaning of it is.
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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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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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Einstein said that he never could understand it all, the planets spinning in space, the smile upon your face.
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