James Taylor Biography

Born asJames Vernon Taylor
Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornMarch 12, 1948
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Age76 years
James Taylor, born on March 12, 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts, is an American singer-songwriter as well as guitarist renowned for his cozy baritone voice and distinctive fingerpicking guitar design. Maturing in Carrboro, North Carolina, Taylor's love for songs was certainly influenced by his mommy, an aspiring opera singer, as well as his dad, a medical professional that had a passion for music. Coming from a household of five brother or sisters, including his brother Alex Taylor and also sibling Kate Taylor, that additionally pursued careers in music, Taylor's family was a breeding place for imaginative skill.

In the very early 1960s, Taylor started learning just how to play the guitar as well as ended up being progressively severe regarding his enthusiasm. He quickly went to both the Milton Academy, a primary school in Massachusetts, as well as the McCallie Institution in Chattanooga, Tennessee, however battled academically due to his growing disinterest in formal education and learning. His household's return to Massachusetts permitted him to create his first band, The Flying Maker, with fellow artists Danny Kortchmar, Joel Diocesan O'Brien, and Zachary Wiesner. The band achieved little commercial success and disbanded, yet the moment verified vital for the growth of Taylor's trademark audio.

In 1968, after a period of dealing with drug dependency and also a remain at a psychological hospital, Taylor relocated to London, where he was authorized to The Beatles' Apple Records label, making him the first non-British musician to sign with the famous company. His self-titled launching album was launched in the very same year yet gathered relatively little focus. Nonetheless, this transformed when his 2nd cd, "Wonderful Infant James" (1970), moved him to fame with tracks such as "Fire and also Rainfall" and also "Back road". In the exact same year, he wed fellow musician Carly Simon, with whom he would certainly have two children, Ben as well as Sally Taylor.

Throughout the 1970s, Taylor continued to release effective cds, commonly collaborating with other popular artists such as Carole King, Joni Mitchell, as well as Elton John. Tracks like "You have actually Obtained a Buddy" (1971), which won him his first Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Singing Efficiency, and "Helpful Male" (1977), which obtained another Grammy in the exact same group, strengthened his appeal.

Regardless of battle with drug addiction, Taylor's music occupation withstood throughout the 1980s and also 1990s, with hits like "Her Community Too" (1981), a duet with J.D. Souther, as well as "Copperline" (1991). His newfound sobriety as well as a renewed focus on his individual life in the late 1980s led him to wed actress Kathryn Pedestrian in 1985. After their separation in 1996, he married his current spouse, Caroline "Kim" Smedvig, in 2001, with whom he has twins Rufus and also Henry.

Taylor's 2000s launches, such as the cd "October Roadway" (2002) as well as the Grammy-nominated "Before This World" (2015), remain to demonstrate his enduring significance as well as skill as a songwriter. In 2000, he was inducted right into the Rock-and-roll Hall of Popularity, as well as in 2015, he obtained the Governmental Medal of Liberty. With a profession spanning greater than 5 decades and also millions of cds marketed worldwide, James Taylor is most certainly among the most legendary and influential artists in American background.

Our collection contains 34 quotes who is written / told by James.

Related authors: Elton John (Musician), Carly Simon (Musician), Carole King (Musician), Joni Mitchell (Musician), Jackson Browne (Musician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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34 Famous quotes by James Taylor

Small: I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I could
"I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I could"
Small: Music is like a huge release of tension
"Music is like a huge release of tension"
Small: It is a process of discovery. Its being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a period of time so tha
"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 sort of peek out, and you begin to have emotional experiences in a musical way"
Small: I dont think anyone really says anything new
"I don't think anyone really says anything new"
Small: I dont know much about God. But if everything does originate with God, then certainly songs do as well
"I don't know much about God. But if everything does originate with God, then certainly songs do as well"
Small: Certain things in life are more important than the usual crap that everyone strives for
"Certain things in life are more important than the usual crap that everyone strives for"
Small: It is the most delightful thing that ever happens to me, when I hear something coming out of my guitar
"It is the most delightful thing that ever happens to me, when I hear something coming out of my guitar and out of my mouth that wasn't there before"
Small: I think people are isolated because of the nature of human consciousness, and they like it when they fe
"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"
Small: I dont read music. I dont write it. So I wander around on the guitar until something starts to present
"I don't read music. I don't write it. So I wander around on the guitar until something starts to present itself"
Small: Fortunately, it doesnt seem to have made a lot of difference to my audience that Im as bald as a billia
"Fortunately, it doesn't seem to have made a lot of difference to my audience that I'm as bald as a billiard ball!"
Small: When I cleaned up some 17 odd years ago, I felt terrible for about six months. The only thing that gave
"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"
Small: Its probably foolish to expect relationships to go on forever and to say that because something only la
"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"
Small: If you think my music is sentimental and self-absorbed, I agree with you
"If you think my music is sentimental and self-absorbed, I agree with you"
Small: If I were to try to identify a turning point Id say that was it - getting clean
"If I were to try to identify a turning point I'd say that was it - getting clean"
Small: I was in chemical jail
"I was in chemical jail"
Small: I was a functional addict
"I was a functional addict"
Small: I can take criticisms but not compliments
"I can take criticisms but not compliments"
Small: I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with others
"I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with others"
Small: I am myself for a living. I dont animate a character
"I am myself for a living. I don't animate a character"
Small: I think that were all totally isolated beings and always will be
"I think that we're all totally isolated beings and always will be"
Small: You have to choose whether to love yourself or not
"You have to choose whether to love yourself or not"
Small: Time will take your money, but money wont buy time
"Time will take your money, but money won't buy time"
Small: Once you get that two-way energy thing going, everyone benefits hugely
"Once you get that two-way energy thing going, everyone benefits hugely"
Small: Knowing when to quit is probably a very important thing, but I just am not ready
"Knowing when to quit is probably a very important thing, but I just am not ready"
Small: Its hard to find a way forward. When youre 18 it happens in huge chunks every day, but after 20 years,
"It's hard to find a way forward. When you're 18 it happens in huge chunks every day, but after 20 years, growth is much more costly"
Small: Im very unstable theres no stability in a musicians life at all. You live on a bus or on the road hand
"I'm very unstable; there's no stability in a musician's life at all. You live on a bus or on the road hand to mouth and you don't know where your money's coming from"
Small: I dont take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to some extent
"I don't take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to some extent"
Small: Therell come a writing phase where you have to defend the time, unplug the phone and put in the hours t
"There'll come a writing phase where you have to defend the time, unplug the phone and put in the hours to get it done"
Small: If the gigs going really well, Im incredibly happy on stage and really feel good about my life and thin
"If the gig's going really well, I'm incredibly happy on stage and really feel good about my life and things"
Small: I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music
"I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music"
Small: If youre an addict, it controls your life and your life becomes uncontrollable. Its boring and painful,
"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 you stare at your shoes for six hours"
Small: If you feel like singing along, dont
"If you feel like singing along, don't"
Small: Being on a boat thats moving through the water, its so clear. Everything falls into place in terms of w
"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"
Small: Americans work a long away ahead of themselves because of the size of the place. To make any impact at
"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"