Talk about a listen that finds you when you need it most.
I was thankful to have his music in my younger days, but even more so now, after listening to the story behind his own.Īn essential listening experience from an incredible human The result is a portrait of a once-in-a-lifetime artist as a young man, told in his timeless and singular voice an elder statesmen of pop music looking back at how he found his way. And with Break Shot, he tells of the circumstances-personal, familial, cultural-that delivered him to that point with the same thoughtfulness and poignancy that he's brought to a lifetime of crafting songs. Taylor was only 21 years old when his breakout album Sweet Baby James was released in 1970. Of course, what I'm describing is true for generations of fans, but it also hints at what makes Taylor's story-especially that of his own formative years-so remarkable. As a shy, sensitive teenager on the precipice of adulthood, his stripped down and plainspoken lyrics-filled with country roads and highways calling-became a road map to navigate my own growing pains, and his unwavering voice and seemingly homespun guitar never failed to make me feel less alone. Growing up, the singer-songwriter had always been a fixture in my family's home, but it wasn't until I was in high school that Taylor became something of a mythic figure to me. Like so many of us, James Taylor got me through some stuff. He sings out a song which is soft but it's clear.
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