James Taylor, speaking a little bit again about Taylor S. Pretty much the same stuff he's said before.
It's one way that a 64-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician can reach out to a younger generation. Another, much more direct way, is jumping on stage with another Taylor -- Taylor Swift. He did that in November at Madison Square Garden for the finale of her Speak Now tour. They had met during a benefit for The Candie's Foundation, a New York nonprofit that educates to prevent teenage pregnancy.
"She and I worked together, and we just hit it off," he says. "I loved her songs, and her presence on stage was so great. She told me that her mom had me in mind when she named her Taylor. When she called and asked if I would join her at the end of the last tour to celebrate the end of a successful tour on her part, I jumped in."
They did the Swift song "Fifteen," as well as his classic "Fire and Rain," a song he had written in 1968 while struggling with depression and the suicide of a friend. All these years later, what is it like for him to perform that song, and others that were so personal and meaningful to him?
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(It would be interesting if someone would gather a list of quotes from various legends that have spoken about Taylor, like Kris Kristofferson, Vince Gill, James Taylor and others. I know there have been others but I can't remember them at the moment)
Also for a concept album....How about a journey through music styles, like early country-60s-70s-outlaw country-folk-folkrock-rock-rap etc. Not exactly in that order, and add a couple other styles too. I wonder if that's ever been done, with that as the basic concept? I bet Taylor could do it