James Taylor

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

I was a functional addict.

I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I could.

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

It's probably foolish to expect relationships to go on forever and to say that because something only lasts 10 years, it's a failure.

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

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

I'm glad that I still have the ability to tour in Europe. I do love it.

You have to choose whether to love yourself or not.

Sobering up was responsible for breaking up my marriage. That's what it couldn't stand.

Performing is a profound experience, at least for me.

Performing is a profound experience, at least for me. It's not as if I sit down and play 'Fire and Rain' by myself, just to hear it again. But to offer it up... the energy that it somehow summons live takes me right back, and I do get a reconnection to the emotions.