“When you write a song, it may come from a personal space, but it very seldom actually represents you. It comes out of a sort of mood of melancholy, somehow. It's almost theatrical.”
James Taylor“Taylor was named after James Taylor and claims that she knows all the James Taylor songs, and I'm a huge fan of James Taylor and know all his songs, too. My dad told me that if I ever met Taylor Swift, I had to tell her that I know every James Taylor song. We started naming albums, and we were both shouting them out.”
Charlie Puth“I have a love-hate relationship with the Grammys because I don't see the music world as a competitive sport.”
James Taylor“Time will take your money, but money won't buy time.”
James Taylor“That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind.”
James Taylor“I was a huge Beatles fan. We could talk about who I listened to growing up and what my sources were, but certainly the Beatles were a late, important resource for me, and I just took my guitar and a handful of songs, and I decided, well, I'll just go over and travel around Europe and see what comes of it.”
James Taylor“I find it a lot healthier for me to be someplace where I can go outside in my bare feet.”
James Taylor“I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music.”
James Taylor“Music is like a huge release of tension.”
James Taylor“When you write a song, it may come from a personal space, but it very seldom actually represents you. It comes out of a sort of mood of melancholy, somehow. It's almost theatrical.”
James Taylor“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.”
James Taylor