I played the cello from when I was ten, and then I bought a guitar from the father of some friends of mine and played that for a while. And then when I was fourteen or so, I bought a guitar - a real nice one - in Durham, North Carolina, that I worked with up until I was about twenty-five.
More Quotes by James Taylor
That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind.
Sobering up was responsible for breaking up my marriage. That's what it couldn't stand.
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.
I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with others.
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.
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.