People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, don't get so deeply into debt that it controls your life, and don't start a family before you're ready to settle down.

- James Taylor

When I cleaned up some 17 odd years ago, I felt terrible for about six months. The only thing that gave me any real relief was strenuous physical activity.

- James Taylor

Fortunately, it doesn't seem to have made a lot of difference to my audience that I'm as bald as a billiard ball!

- James Taylor

A concert is always like a feast day to me.

- James Taylor

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

- James Taylor

Television news is now entertainment, and the stories are being written by the people that have a special interest in them.

- James Taylor

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

- James Taylor

I think people are isolated because of the nature of human consciousness, and they like it when they feel the connection between themselves and someone else.

- James Taylor

You have to choose whether to love yourself or not.

- 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 musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with others.

- James Taylor

I have a love-hate relationship with the Grammys because I don't see the music world as a competitive sport.

- James Taylor

Music is like a huge release of tension.

- James Taylor

The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.

- James Taylor

I don't read music. I don't write it. So I wander around on the guitar until something starts to present itself.

- James Taylor

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

- James Taylor

Certain things in life are more important than the usual crap that everyone strives for.

- James Taylor

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

- James Taylor

I collect hats. That's what you do when you're bald.

- James Taylor

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.

- James Taylor