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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.

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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I think that we're all totally isolated beings and always will be.
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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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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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We all have to face pain, and pain makes us grow.
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I have a studio in a barn at home - we rehearse there, we film there and we record there. It's fun to hang out with my guys and see what comes out next.
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I feel like if you let someone else create your vision, then it's not true to your band. No one can ever do as good as you want, or as good as you can yourself.
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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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I don't get into heavy political numbers because I don't find them lyrical.
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One of my earliest memories was me singing 'Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' at the top of my voice when I was seven. I got totally carried away. My grandmother, Sarah, was in the next room. I didn't even realise she was there. I was terribly embarrassed.
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There ain't no doubt in my mind that love is the finest thing around
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I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with others.
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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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If you feel like singing along, don't.
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Once you get that two-way energy thing going, everyone benefits hugely.
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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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