If you think my music is sentimental and self-absorbed, I agree with you.

Quote by James Taylor

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Knowing when to quit is probably a very important thing, but I just am not...

Knowing when to quit is probably a very important thing, but I just am not...

If you feel like singing along, don't.

If you feel like singing along, don't.

That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind.

That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind.

October is crisp days and cool nights, a time to curl up around the dancing...

October is crisp days and cool nights, a time to curl up around the dancing...

I've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I thought would...

I've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I thought would...

Won't you look down upon me, Jesus, You've got to help me make a stand.

Won't you look down upon me, Jesus, You've got to help me make a stand.

People can be so cold.

People can be so cold.

There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now.

There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now.

I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song.

I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song.

Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain, now.

Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain, now.

Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come.

Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come.

I don't know much about God. But if everything does originate with God, then certainly...

I don't know much about God. But if everything does originate with God, then certainly...

Fortunately, it doesn't seem to have made a lot of difference to my audience that...

Fortunately, it doesn't seem to have made a lot of difference to my audience that...

You have to choose whether to love yourself or not.

You have to choose whether to love yourself or not.

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought...

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought...

I'm very unstable; there's no stability in a musician's life at all. You live on...

I'm very unstable; there's no stability in a musician's life at all. You live on...

Being on a boat that's moving through the water, it's so clear. Everything falls into...

Being on a boat that's moving through the water, it's so clear. Everything falls into...

I always thought that I'd see you baby, one more time again, now.

I always thought that I'd see you baby, one more time again, now.

Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there to brighten...

Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there to brighten...

If you're an addict, it controls your life and your life becomes uncontrollable. It's boring...

If you're an addict, it controls your life and your life becomes uncontrollable. It's boring...