Today is the birthday of the most extravagantly talented and popular mellow-sounding person ever to record a song, James Taylor.
There is some kind of narcotic effect that takes hold when I hear him sing that I find comforting and pleasurable in the extreme.
Unfortunately, chasing after a similar narcotic effect for his own enjoyment completely derailed Taylor in his younger years and nearly took his life. He may not have made it to this 65th birthday without intervention, treatment and considerable help from family and friends. So let’s be grateful that several generations of music fans got the chance to hang onto James Taylor.
What do you listen to when you want to relax?
Trail Baboon 