I'm sorry but "Oh I played on the original" is one of the best responses to any talk show host questions ever! and Colbert knows it!
@joefriedman9843 Жыл бұрын
So badass haha he's so humble about it too. James is the best
@davidmarsalis15226 ай бұрын
😂 Hello Cleveland
@philipstanco60112 жыл бұрын
I have seen James Taylor three times in concert. He doesn’t try and dazzle you with visuals. He sits or stands and plays his songs.
@Martial-Mat2 жыл бұрын
I'd never even heard of him before this week, but his sincerity, low key personality and vocal tone have instantly won me over. Wonderful human.
@jbtpa8952 жыл бұрын
He'll also stay after and talk to people.
@cc1k4352 жыл бұрын
@@Martial-Mat In his era, he was in the center of everything with all the greats.
@humangeneric-7772 жыл бұрын
Out of the dozens I have attended, James Taylor's live performance was one of the best concerts I have ever experienced.
@budsurtees42242 жыл бұрын
"He sits or stands and plays his songs." Yup, that's basically what it takes to make people swoon. Keep it simple and sing it sweet, and James Taylor is a master of that craft.
@tashaallen83592 жыл бұрын
I love James Taylor. The STORIES HE COULD TELL.
@suzannefarrington41432 жыл бұрын
James Taylor, from the Guardian's article, 22 June 2021: "Joni had succeeded in music. She had a house and an automobile and wanted to have fun and see the world. After a year or two travelling in Europe with her portable dulcimer, she came back with lots of songs and ideas. We moved in the same circles and ended up together. I’m not saying I was sober, but my then addiction to heroin was relatively quiet. It was a calm, peaceful, amazing, creative time. She quit smoking and her voice was excellent. She was at the height of her powers. It felt natural and easy for me to play on the album. There were very few people in the sessions. Blue’s brilliance lies in its minimalism. It thrives on her voice, melody and personality. It’s pure Joni. California, which she wrote in Paris, is a coming home song. After travelling, your home has a different context within the world and California captures that. It’s delightful, personal and genuine. When I was taking her to meet my family in North Carolina, between flights she suddenly said she had to return to California and left me at the airport - at the altar, so to speak. Maybe she sensed the wreckage of my next 15 years and didn’t want to be tied down. She is totally real and self-invented and it’s one of the best things in my life that I’ve known her."
@Kim-lc3fv2 жыл бұрын
I moved to Europe in 1992 and was sad to learn that she would never tour there because she didn't like flying, for health reasons, I think.
@teleiamc2 жыл бұрын
He forgot to mention that he dumped Joni for Carly Simon.
@suzannefarrington41432 жыл бұрын
@@teleiamc nope. He has said Joni dumped him at an airport on the way to meet his parents. He met Carly Simon in 1971.
@teleiamc2 жыл бұрын
@@suzannefarrington4143 - not according to Joni & Carly Simon. They were friends long before they were lovers, & were only romantically involved for about 6 months from late 1970 thru 1971.
@bradjames67482 жыл бұрын
California is not her home ,she lives there part time, and spends the rest of the time on the sunshine coast north of Vancouver BC ,she was born in Fort McLeod, Alberta
@harveysmidlap2 жыл бұрын
James Taylor, another one of America's treasures.
@ChineduOpara2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Too bad everyone dies...
@horsewoman89482 жыл бұрын
@@ChineduOpara Getting old sucks. It's just a horrible thing. The physical. The mental.
@ChineduOpara2 жыл бұрын
@@horsewoman8948 Yep. Dying is easy. Aging is the hard part.
@thperrott6 ай бұрын
Joni, of course, is one of Canada's treasures! (So is Neil Young!)
@dougmackenzie59762 жыл бұрын
James came to our house about a week or so before his first album was released. At the time, he was even more quiet than he is now. We had not heard him play, yet. That evening, after dinner, we brought him to the club he was playing. When he started to play, every jaw at the table dropped in unison. I was but 10, but I knew I was hearing a very special talent. It's wonderful to see him still out there!
@michaelrmurphy27342 жыл бұрын
Say hello to your brother Bob, you hoser! ;)
@dougmackenzie59762 жыл бұрын
@@michaelrmurphy2734, yeah, I've never heard that one before....
@pamelacass96422 жыл бұрын
@@dougmackenzie5976...poor, poor baby.....😏
@laurahase58822 жыл бұрын
Are you related to the mama's a papas?
@dougmackenzie59762 жыл бұрын
@@laurahase5882, no. My last name is MacKenzie. Mackenzie Phillips uses my family name as her first name.
@ga65892 жыл бұрын
The last time I was at Tanglewood a few years ago for Yo Yo Ma's Bach concert, James made a surprise appearance and together they performed " Baby James." It was simply magical, from beginning to end.
@eargasm10722 жыл бұрын
"Blue", "Court & Spark", "Sweet Baby James"...they wrote & recorded at least three of the best albums of the 70s. It doesn't get much better than that!
@TheSocratease2 жыл бұрын
♥️♥️♥️
@anastasiabeaverhausen82202 жыл бұрын
Those are 3 of the LPs I listened to almost every day when I was a teen.
@djdollase2 жыл бұрын
I just love this guy. So humble and genuine despite being such a legend. Besides his amazing music, it’s part of why I love him.
@greathatsby80962 жыл бұрын
Enormous respect for the legend.
@bernlin20002 жыл бұрын
Joni absolutely brought me to tears, over and over, really didn't expect to see her perform again, but to see her play GUITAR again?? Most people who suffer a brain aneurysm either die or are permanently damaged. This woman has seriously beat the odd to make a recovery like she has!
@rayray41922 жыл бұрын
There’s something about music and memory unlike language. Linda Ronstadt has a similar story. Linda’s rendition of Roy Orbison and Joe Nelson’s song Blue Bayou is one of the sweetest songs ever recorded and published.
@theresajerger33352 жыл бұрын
James Taylor calmed me and made me sing along all through the 70’s. Later, I sang “Sweet Baby James” to my son every night to get him to sleep. He still loves that song. Thanks for the memories. Looking forward to your new album. ❤️❤️❤️
@KatSauceUp2 жыл бұрын
This was such an all around beautiful interview. After that mic drop moment most late night hosts would’ve cracked a joke about their staff/producers not prepping them (and it could’ve worked, gotten a laugh, moved things along), but it turned into a genuine nerding out moment from Colbert. Also gotta appreciate the love for Brandi Carlisle.
@rosy1112 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful, heartwarming story about the watch and his wife. I just about teared up. What a guy! Enormous respect, indeed. The man's got nothin' to prove
@cherylsibson25292 жыл бұрын
Get James talking he's had an amazing life and carrier in music.
@cucuhangtuah12 жыл бұрын
I love the little smile he makes when he’s mentioning his wife
@laalaa99stl2 жыл бұрын
She had to relearn her own songs by watching KZbin videos of herself. She's an inspiration for us all!
@Martial-Mat2 жыл бұрын
Wow.
@RebekahCurielAlessi2 жыл бұрын
Wow, really? 🙏🏼
@greenlion0002 жыл бұрын
Pacman
@screamingjimmy2 жыл бұрын
I had a stroke 7 years ago as well. I had to do that as well with audio recordings. incredibly humbling. She is the best
@RebekahCurielAlessi2 жыл бұрын
@@screamingjimmy Godspeed..❤
@msmcecelia2 жыл бұрын
Tears come when “A Case of You” is playing. I didn’t know James Taylor was on guitar. What a beautiful album. Joni is a treasure and Blue is such a romantic album.
@michaelrmurphy27342 жыл бұрын
For me its The Circle Game. Even after all these years...
@safriedrich16312 жыл бұрын
@@michaelrmurphy2734 will never get old.. she wrote it for Neil Young
@TheSocratease2 жыл бұрын
♥️
@rayray41922 жыл бұрын
“ A Case of You” caused me to pull over last week on Ca.89 as the sun set driving west toward Mount Shasta. Beautiful song.
@joefriedman9843 Жыл бұрын
Probably my favorite song of hers. Brilliant.
@Skzzlemister2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steven for letting him talk and tell this wonderful story!
@oldnepalihippie2 жыл бұрын
He takes me back to the day, and lifts me up to this very day. What a great life and time to be alive with such artists beside you.
@MelesaEFary2 жыл бұрын
I am in awe of James Taylor! He has so many accomplishments that he is so humble about. Such a beautiful human being.
@vinista256 Жыл бұрын
Carly Simon, who has famously been so cagey about the subject of “You’re So Vain,” said “It’s definitely NOT about James, although James suspected that it might be about him because he’s very vain.” 🤯
@fiona87812 жыл бұрын
Thank you James. Thank you Stephen, or your minions for successfully presenting JAMES to another generation. James Taylor is one of the TOP artists of ALL TIME. He is a gentle, BRILLIANT, GENIUS of art and I will always LOVE his gifts...
@robertpaul62572 жыл бұрын
Always loved James and Joni! How could you not!!
@Justusson2 жыл бұрын
“No, I played on the original,..” That’s some serious mic drop there,.. 🎤 😂 ,..And yet so humble ☺️
@henrygvidonas95732 жыл бұрын
A lot of his friends thought he wouldn't live long enough to make it to 20. And he's still here, making people happy!
@greenwitch98362 жыл бұрын
Love these extended interviews and not cut off. This one was legend! Thank you.
@angelariebli48432 жыл бұрын
One of the better "mic drops" of life...."no, I played on the original album." And that's how James Taylor caused Stephen Colbert to walk off his own show :) LOL!!!
@glenncalabrese2 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to play this for my wife.
@Petalumination2 жыл бұрын
James Taylor is credited for playing on "California", "All I Want", and "Case of You" on Joni Mitchell's "Blue" album, but not for "Carey". Had to check the liner notes from my most recent copy of that album, one I’ve worn out in LP format.
@drewsacks2 жыл бұрын
@@Petalumination I think you're right about that. My recollection is that it's all dulcimer and maybe a bit of bass... perhaps Stills was on it? But not so sure about James Taylor.
@Petalumination2 жыл бұрын
@@drewsacks Yes, Stephen Stills is credited with playing bass and guitar on "Carey".
@suzannefarrington41432 жыл бұрын
He plays shows at Tanglewood every July 4th weekend, and I've seen a few recent ones. The timbre of that voice and those tunes reverberating through Lenox, resonating with us all in a time trip, is something I'll never forget.
@LindaC6162 жыл бұрын
I've lived in RI for 23 yrs, but have never been able to get tickets to that
@suzannefarrington41432 жыл бұрын
@@LindaC616 my sister did, and we went together. It’s weirdly competitive.
@Kim-lc3fv2 жыл бұрын
A national treasure, both James Taylor, Joni Mitchell (and of course Carole King, Carly Simon, et al) ❤️
@bradjames67482 жыл бұрын
Joni is Canada's national treasure
@Kim-lc3fv2 жыл бұрын
@@bradjames6748 Thank you for the correction. I should have added that, after all I have dual citizenship.
@BestFitSquareChannel2 жыл бұрын
…”maybe I lost the watch, but I got my best friend”… 🥂
@safriedrich16312 жыл бұрын
James Taylor, Carol King, and Joni Mitchell.... have been, and will be, listening to them forever... so lucky to have them in my generation.
@Juicing3692 жыл бұрын
Along w the Carpenters, Gordon Lightfoot, Cat Stevens, Elton John, and so many others!
@shirleynell92492 жыл бұрын
Amen
@NicholasBrown2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for letting the conversation play out. Love it
@fenderfox50802 жыл бұрын
Listen up anyone under 20 years old and learning guitar, this guy James Taylor is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Real instruments music needs to come back asap lol. Guitar bass drums and truth, or acoustic guitar and the truth. Alot of the music today wouldn't be here if it weren't for guys like James.
@ComradeStiv2 жыл бұрын
Good gawd JT is just so sincere and endearing. I just . . . I mean . . how can someone be so damn likeable 😲 Bless his gentle kind soul. That "best friend" part wrecked me 😢
@Mandrake5912 жыл бұрын
To get zinged on your own show, and by James Taylor of all people, what an awesome moment and interview…….
@TheProgaddict2 жыл бұрын
I'm a french heavy metal fan, so you can guess I never heard of him before his week with Stephen. I started listening to his music yesterday and cannot stop ! Wonderful man, wonderful musician !
@patriciaseitz35302 жыл бұрын
I am so happy for you that you have experienced JT. He will enrich your life.
@KCBachAriaSoloists2 жыл бұрын
You have a magical hill to discover with JT, good that you started listening!
@ToniGlick2 жыл бұрын
It adds to my enjoyment a lot to know James Taylor contibuted to one of my favorite albums of all time.
@kelleycrockett33872 жыл бұрын
What a great segment, thank you for being the perfect host and not rushing the story.
@marvinmartion11782 жыл бұрын
Now we need to see Joni on the show!
@pandorafox39442 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@Me-on1tq2 жыл бұрын
I love James taylor
@MothGirl0072 жыл бұрын
Same. 💗
@PADS622 жыл бұрын
Me toooooo! 😁❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@Me-on1tq2 жыл бұрын
@@PADS62 😁
@americanpancakelive2 жыл бұрын
This guy is so phenomenal! damn it, so phenomenal.
@tiffanyannhowe17122 жыл бұрын
Mr. Taylor, Thank you. -The World
@carlcurcuruto68932 жыл бұрын
Great musician
@gotham612 жыл бұрын
Not only did JT play on Blue, several of the songs are about him, as he and Joni were in an intense relationship at the time.
@Hobodeluxe9602 жыл бұрын
so much talent in the circles they ran in.
@deborahgodley69802 жыл бұрын
He broke a lot of hearts back in his relationships back in the day! I have been following him since early 1970's.
@Hobodeluxe9602 жыл бұрын
@@deborahgodley6980 well he said he wasn't the kind to use pencils or rules.
@glempy2 жыл бұрын
James Taylor, Please keep going forever! We need you! ❤️
@crissugar10162 жыл бұрын
He is the best & most humble musician. Love hearing his stories & how he enjoys his time making music with so many other fellow musicians! His songs will go through generations of listeners!!
@suzyturnovers50102 жыл бұрын
Wow, I admit I don't know much about James Taylor but I could listen to him and Stephen talk all day!
@teddyoneills2 жыл бұрын
Love this man!’🌹
@joannejohnson70062 жыл бұрын
Americas heart in music, James Taylor 🫶🏼
@judyhowe20822 жыл бұрын
James is a gentle giant of the industry!
@jamesbooth26342 жыл бұрын
I remember my college days, listening to both Joni and James on my record player and being enthralled by their vocal ranges and musicianship.
@tuvantrader2 жыл бұрын
I'm more than a little surprised that Stephen didn't know James Taylor played on Blue, but he's not the avid liner-note reader I am, apparently. I only know of one other album that Taylor played on with Joni and it's the title track from her last studio album, Shine. It's a beautiful piece (and a solid album!) worth checking out.
@rebeccabrockway82582 жыл бұрын
A humble man with stories to tell.
@shaygirl76732 жыл бұрын
So much respect for the man.
@johndecoteau6292 жыл бұрын
james taylor is so friggin sweet :)
@Juicing3692 жыл бұрын
As long as you don't ask him about Carly.
@SayNoToAuthoritarianism2 жыл бұрын
I grew up listening to him. One of the first song lyrics I fully learned was “Frozen Man”. Hearing his music brings back memories of family road trips. 🧡
@frednow2 жыл бұрын
James slips in a great Mel Brooks/2000 year old man reference: recounting how he met his current wife, Kim, he remembers that he was distracted when he first met her at the Boston Pops concert he was playing, but when he woke up the next morning he was “thrilled and delighted.” That’s how the 2000 year old man described his “discovery” of women … “When I woke up in the morning I was thrilled and delighted, and I said ‘I think there’s ladies here!’”
@brain562 жыл бұрын
Colbert: "She did the entire album Blue." Taylor: "So did I. I played the original." Bruh.
@shauniebnaturalista66722 жыл бұрын
I grew up on JT. Much Love ❤️
@ladydragonfly51722 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love JT! In my house growing up, we didnt have a lot of food to eat, but we had friendship and good times to offer. Plenty of laughter and good music playing like JT, Neil Diamond etc. Even though those were hard times music, family and friends made it bearable.
@banyagatiger2 жыл бұрын
Amazing man…. Looking out to watch him play live again.
@RockyMountainHiGuy2 жыл бұрын
I would hope that James knows how many lives his music has touched and how many journeys we’ve shared with him. James, thank you for the music - life just wouldn’t have been the same without you.
@Hobodeluxe9602 жыл бұрын
love the chat with these legends. Stephen you should have Lee Sklar on to play with the band and talk music.
@jillsalkin73892 жыл бұрын
So cute to hear James tells these stories.
@ceejay17942 жыл бұрын
He’s an amazing guy, been through so much. Seems at ease and at Peace with himself. Grateful to see a softer side engaging.
@MoparMan13202 жыл бұрын
JT......an American Treasure to be sure, but also a World Treasure (as I've always seen him). ✌😎
@edgarcayce2.022 жыл бұрын
@Titik Nol Reported as spam and/or excessive junk
@brucemoeller Жыл бұрын
James taylor is an American treasure and a warm kind blessing to me.
@KPrimeau12 жыл бұрын
Icon here..... James is forever!!!
@claudiagibsonmusicАй бұрын
Anyone who knows about that album knows how much James Taylor contributed to it with his guitar playing. Get with it Stephen Colbert!
@Kunkel5 Жыл бұрын
An absolute American treasure.
@joannejohnson70062 жыл бұрын
Bringing home my favorite musical artists Thank you ⭐️
@Katelyn36662 жыл бұрын
To find out he played on some of my favorite Joni Mitchell songs just blows my mind and fills me with gittiness. What a classy guy.
@BigGretchBlessed2 жыл бұрын
This is such a good interview because it contains a lot of information and humor in a short time
@SuperWhatthehuh2 жыл бұрын
What a lovely yarn from a legend. Delightful.
@deborahwolz16282 жыл бұрын
Brings back so many wonderful memories. Both James and Joni. Wonderful interview!
@ActionAimz2 жыл бұрын
James is relaxing to hear sing and also to hear talk. He has a super calming presence about him.
@apple7072 жыл бұрын
James Taylor is such a dream
@CHEFPHIL482 жыл бұрын
Bring him back for the Colbert questionaire
@TheGordeaux2 жыл бұрын
his presence is soothing
@JonnyDIY2 жыл бұрын
James coulda gone all nite, and I coulda listened 💕
@BigGretchBlessed2 жыл бұрын
James Taylor is the Steve Martin of the music world. Meant with respect. 💯💯
@brenda99902 жыл бұрын
James and Joni…love them both. They make me feel young as I remember them back in those good old days! Songs of perfection!
@InAtlasAtLast2 жыл бұрын
I heard Brandi live with the Dave Matthews band. She was soooo good.
@davidwild38882 жыл бұрын
Gotta love this guy, JT!!!
@nalagrey50612 жыл бұрын
Thank you for having him.
@Martial-Mat2 жыл бұрын
Utterly charming.
@anonymusum2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it´s strange to realize how distanced pop guys like James Taylor are from the prof. musical world. So he is stunned about John Williams´ ability to read and silently "hear" or imagine a musical score. Well, every conductor can do that as well as every church musician and arranger. In fact I can´t imagine a guy like James who can´t do it.
@user-cz2bh3yl9y5 күн бұрын
He is a national treasure. ☮️💟
@tedtamada2 жыл бұрын
Stephen, you really should listen to Blue again. You can’t miss James’ guitar on it.
@Muhdah19722 жыл бұрын
James Taylor's so cool and that's a very sweet story about his wife Kim 💙
@aksabi82orga-team172 жыл бұрын
Dad (Still) Loves His Work, as it seems.
@Woodlawn222 жыл бұрын
It's been a pleasure to see James Taylor on but I have to say that it's just painful to watch when guests have to strain to sit sideways to talk to Stephen as he did. Since it's so rare to have more than one guest at a time can't you remove the extra seating most of the time so the one chair can be arranged at an easier angle for the two to speak at?? Just another 45 degrees or so?
@djdjfsh78982 жыл бұрын
Yay so good
@susiepoadster46422 жыл бұрын
I loved watching him on Crossroads too! Rock a bye Sweet Baby James, you are a treasure!
@c.brownell86182 жыл бұрын
Wow. I learnt something new here. I heard Blue in 1972 but didn't know til now that James Taylor played guitar in some of those songs. He is amazing.
@marthawoodworth2 жыл бұрын
He's still a good-looking man, in some ways better than ever.
@suzannehedderly13312 жыл бұрын
Joni and James are both icon treasures. James was my first concert. ❤️❤️
@TheWasif2 жыл бұрын
“I Lost My Watch, But I Got My Best Friend,” the new track on James’ next album. 🤗