James taylor

I have a studio in a barn at home - we rehearse there, we film there and we record there. It's fun to hang out with my guys and see what comes out next.

Time will take your money, but money won't buy time.

I know there are people who don't like their audience or like the experience of being recognized or celebrated, but my audience has been very good - they don't bother me and when they do contact me...

The best thing is when you hear somebody take your song and make something great of it.

If you feel like singing along, don't.

I don't read music. I don't write or read music.

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.

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

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.

If you're an addict, it controls your life and your life becomes uncontrollable. It's boring and painful, filling your system with something that makes you stare at your shoes for six hours.