240 Quotes by James Taylor

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    He’s halfway sick and halfway stoned. He’d sure like to kick, but he’s too far gone. So they wind him down with methadone.

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    I’m glad about what’s happening to the music business. This last crop of people we had in the 90s, who are going away now, they didn’t like music. They didn’t trust musicians. They wanted something else from it.

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    I think there’s probably a God-shaped hole in everybody’s being. Even if God only exists in people’s minds, He’s still a force.

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    Ireland, Italy and Brazil are the most musical places for me. They’re extremely musical cultures and anything you pitch they basically catch.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Sobering up was responsible for breaking up my marriage. That’s what it couldn’t stand.

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    I’m trying to look at my blessings and how amazingly well against all odds things have turned out for me.

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    It won’t be long before another day, were gonna have a good time. And no ones gonna take that time away. You can stay as long as you like.

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