240 Quotes by James Taylor

I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I’d see you again.

It’s a real wrenching thing to go from being a private person to being a public person, especially when you’re being autobiographical.

Synchronized with the rising moon Even with the evening star They were true love written in stone They were never alone, they were never that far apart.

No one can tell me that I’m doing wrong.

I’m looking forward to being able to retire from being a public figure and being able to afford to be myself!

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.

It’s the nature of human consciousness to look for trouble constantly, and we find it. We find it.

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.

To be a musician, especially a singer-songwriter – well, you don’t do that if you have a thriving social life. You do it because there’s an element of alienation in your life.