All James Taylor Quotes
- 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… Adversity
- It was like the top of the roof came off the house, .. He had that effect on everyone. Came
- I can't thank you enough for showing up. It's not the same without you. Same
- Quart of whiskey a day for months working hard on a long poem. Wife hiding bottles, myself hiding bottles. Murderous and suicidal. Many hospitalizations, many… Alibis
- I wanted to perform, I wanted to write songs, and I wanted to get lots of chicks. Chicks
- People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, don't get so deeply into debt that it controls your life, and don't start… Addiction
- I find it a lot healthier for me to be someplace where I can go outside in my bare feet. Bare
- The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time. Enjoy
- 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. Boat
- I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with others. Believe
- You have to choose whether to love yourself or not. Choose
- Music is like a huge release of tension. Huge
- Certain things in life are more important than the usual crap that everyone strives for. Certain
- I don't read music. I don't write it. So I wander around on the guitar until something starts to present itself. Guitar
- I don't take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to some extent. Compliment
- What I've always done as an entertainer is try to come up with things that people will find interesting, or compelling, or humorous. Always Done
- That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind. Architecture
- To me, very much of what is artistic is people's very creative and inventive ways out of impossible situations. Artistic
- We all have to face pain, and pain makes us grow. All
- I'm trying to look at my blessings and how amazingly well against all odds things have turned out for me. All
- Sobering up was responsible for breaking up my marriage. That's what it couldn't stand. Breaking
- It is a process of discovery. It's being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a period of time so that the songs can begin to… Begin
- I am myself for a living. I don't animate a character. Animate
- I don't play the kind of music that works in a football stadium. Football
- I don't think anyone really says anything new. Anyone