James Taylor's career began when he signed onto the Beatles' new record label, Apple Records, and started releasing mainly acoustic, soulful songs to a jaded and forlorn generation. Some of his earliest hits were inspired by depression and drug abuse, but these issues were never dealt with directly; Taylor only alluded to them through obscure imagery and complex metaphors.
James Taylor's career began when he signed onto the Beatles' new record label, Apple Records, and started releasing mainly acoustic, soulful songs to a jaded and forlorn generation. Some of his earliest hits were inspired by depression and drug abuse, but these issues were never dealt with directly; Taylor only alluded to them through obscure imagery and complex metaphors. « hide
