James Taylor – HuffPost 9.28.12

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists?

James Taylor: Oh, man. You know, the main thing is to remember why you’re an artist and not an investment banker. It’s soul food. You have to celebrate and enjoy the fact that you’ve made the kind of decision with your life to dedicate it to your art. I also think it’s important to try to keep your overhead down; in other words, find a version of what you do that you can do in as simple and as direct a way as possible. The other advice is that if you’re a musician, get yourself in front of as many people as you can. Play whenever you can get an audience. Do it!