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# Livingston Taylor

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Livingston Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Boston and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he is the brother of singer-songwriter James Taylor, singer-songwriter Kate Taylor, singer Alex Taylor, and innkeeper and singer Hugh Taylor. Taylor is most notable for his

##  Quotes by Livingston Taylor

> [Good performance is about what you take in, not what you put out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/livingston-taylor/good-performance-is-about-what-you-take-in-not-what-you-put-out/)

[Livingston Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/livingston-taylor/)

[Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/livingston-taylor-86853_good_good-performance-is-about-what-you-take_324095.jpg)

> [A performance is a conversation between you and an audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/livingston-taylor/a-performance-is-a-conversation-between-you-and-an-audience/)

[Livingston Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/livingston-taylor/)

[Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/038/livingston-taylor-86853_audience_a-performance-is-a-conversation-between_500266.jpg)

> [Well I started out on guitar, so it is still the mainstay of my music. But I have recently been working very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/livingston-taylor/well-i-started-out-on-guitar-so-it-is-still-the-mainstay-of-my-music/)

[Livingston Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/livingston-taylor/)

[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e55/livingston-taylor-86853_able_well-i-started-out-on-guitar-so-it-is-st_1284662.jpg)

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