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> [I'm often surprised by classical music and musicians. I've met a large number of them because my wife works for the Boston Symphony, and I'm in that world a lot now. I'm surprised at how difficult it is for people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/i-m-often-surprised-by-classical-music-and-musicians-i-ve-met-a-large/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

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## More by James Taylor

> [Something I do love about social media is how you can expand your idea. You can make an extension of your art as opposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/something-i-do-love-about-social-media-is-how-you-can-expand-your/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [I don't build no heathen temples, where the Lord has done laid a hand. There's a well on the hill, let it be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/i-don-t-build-no-heathen-temples-where-the-lord-has-done-laid-a-hand/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [O, it's enough to be on your way. It's enough just to cover ground. It's enough to be moving on. Home: better build it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/o-it-s-enough-to-be-on-your-way-it-s-enough-just-to-cover-ground-it-s/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [Shower the people you love with love Show them the way that you feel Things are gonna work out fine if you only will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/shower-the-people-you-love-with-love-show-them-the-way-that-you-feel/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [Songs are like myths. Myths are useful because they allow you to cast yourself and your life and your own experience. And for some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/songs-are-like-myths-myths-are-useful-because-they-allow-you-to-cast/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [Won't you look down upon me, Jesus, You've got to help me make a stand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/won-t-you-look-down-upon-me-jesus-you-ve-got-to-help-me-make-a-stand/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [I don't play the kind of music that works in a football stadium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/i-don-t-play-the-kind-of-music-that-works-in-a-football-stadium/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/being-on-a-boat-that-s-moving-through-the-water-it-s-so-clear/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [Songwriting is too mysterious and uncontrolled a process for me to direct it towards any one thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/songwriting-is-too-mysterious-and-uncontrolled-a-process-for-me-to/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [I had a very moral upbringing, and spiritual in a sort of not very specific way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/i-had-a-very-moral-upbringing-and-spiritual-in-a-sort-of-not-very/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/i-believe-musicians-have-a-duty-a-responsibility-to-reach-out-to/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [It is the most delightful thing that ever happens to me, when I hear something coming out of my guitar and out of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/it-is-the-most-delightful-thing-that-ever-happens-to-me-when-i-hear/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [If you're an addict, it controls your life and your life becomes uncontrollable. It's boring and painful, filling your system with something that makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/if-you-re-an-addict-it-controls-your-life-and-your-life-becomes/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [I'm often surprised by classical music and musicians. I've met a large number of them because my wife works for the Boston Symphony, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/i-m-often-surprised-by-classical-music-and-musicians-i-ve-met-a-large/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

> [That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/that-s-the-motivation-of-an-artist-to-seek-attention-of-some-kind/)

[James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/)

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