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.

Quote by James Taylor

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I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love...

I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love...

Soon I will be knocking upon your door.

Soon I will be knocking upon your door.

Oh, yeah, yeah, you've got a friend.

Oh, yeah, yeah, you've got a friend.

Thought I'd see you one more time again.

Thought I'd see you one more time again.

Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun.

Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun.

Music is like a huge release of tension.

Music is like a huge release of tension.

If I were to try to identify a turning point I'd say that was it...

If I were to try to identify a turning point I'd say that was it...

It's hard to find a way forward. When you're 18 it happens in huge chunks...

It's hard to find a way forward. When you're 18 it happens in huge chunks...

When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand and nothing, whoa, nothing...

When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand and nothing, whoa, nothing...

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...

Somehow it helps just to take something that's internal and externalize it, to see it...

Somehow it helps just to take something that's internal and externalize it, to see it...

If the gig's going really well, I'm incredibly happy on stage and really feel good...

If the gig's going really well, I'm incredibly happy on stage and really feel good...

Keep your head together and call my name out loud.

Keep your head together and call my name out loud.

Americans work a long away ahead of themselves because of the size of the place....

Americans work a long away ahead of themselves because of the size of the place....

I don't take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to...

I don't take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to...

We all have to face pain, and pain makes us grow.

We all have to face pain, and pain makes us grow.

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

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

I am myself for a living. I don't animate a character.

I am myself for a living. I don't animate a character.

It is a process of discovery. It's being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a...

It is a process of discovery. It's being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a...

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend.

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend.