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.

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...

I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music.

I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music.

I was a functional addict.

I was a functional addict.

If you feel like singing along, don't.

If you feel like singing along, don't.

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

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

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.

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...

People can be so cold.

People can be so cold.

Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend?

Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend?

I don't read music. I don't write it. So I wander around on the guitar...

I don't read music. I don't write it. So I wander around on the guitar...

They'll hurt you and desert you.

They'll hurt you and desert you.

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...

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

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

If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds.

If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds.

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.

You just call out my name, and you know where ever I am I'll come...

You just call out my name, and you know where ever I am I'll come...

I think that we're all totally isolated beings and always will be.

I think that we're all totally isolated beings and always will be.

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.

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...

Music is like a huge release of tension.

Music is like a huge release of tension.