Talk:James Taylor

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[edit] Genre

Regardless of whether or not he was voted as a wuss by Blender, should genre really read "Thumbsucker blues" and "wuss rock"? 124.191.128.107 12:35, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

That was vandalism. It has been removed. —Grstain | Talk 12:41, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Faust?

Knowing nothing more than owning the album, I can't really contribute, but James Taylor's turn as God in Randy Newman's Faust should probably be added to the entry.

[edit] Picture

How a picture with Mr. Taylor smiling? He looks so bummed out in the current picture.

[edit] The Beatles' miscellanea

Check The Beatles' miscellanea to see if there is anything in it you can use. A lot of 'miscellanea' needs to be trimmed (as linked articles are improved) so please feel free to use anything before certain sections get zapped into the ether... ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 16:30, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Fire and Rain" origin

The second sentence of "1970s success" states that the Suzanne mentioned in "Fire and Rain" died from suicide. However, the "Fire and Rain" article states she was killed in a plane crash... Fustigate314159 02:59, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blender's wuss

It seems some people here [1] object to including the mention that Taylor was named Blender Magazine's wussiest rocker even though: 1) IT HAPPENED and 2) IT'S SOURCED. Wikipedia is NOT just for good news, everything about Taylor as it pertains to him as a musician and public figure is relevant for inclusion. I happen to like Taylor very much, but I am not going to sugar-coat the fact that Blender doesn't like him. What I wrote about it is not misleading or subjective in any way [2] and I'm putting it back. Wikipedia readers can draw their own subjective conclusions about Blender, but mere fact that the incident is reported here is hardly misleading. Wl219 00:17, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

OK. I have, however, moved it out of the "Biography" section, which should relate what JT has done, and moved it to the "Recognition" section, which should describe what has been done to him, flattering or not. In any case, the Worldwide Organisation of Wusses (WOW) is quite likely pleased that JT has been numbered as one of their own. — Grstain | Talk 13:00, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough. Thank you. Wl219 13:10, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Oscars

Didn't I see him performing at the Oscars this year? Would someone like to include this information under the appropriate heading? Mornington 19:49, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Corrected high school

I've corrected the information on the school from which Taylor graduated. The article (and the cited reference) had incorrectly identifed Chapel Hill High School, when in fact, he attended and graduated from McLean's Arlington School. — Aldaron • T/C 16:35, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Blogs and fan pages are not valid sources. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 16:43, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

The Boston Globe is a fan page? — Aldaron • T/C 17:03, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

In addition to the Boston Globe article, I've added a biography. Note also that, if anything, the old, incorrect citation was more of a "fan page" (for Chapel Hill). Also note that the information there may simply be misleading, rather than wrong: Taylor may have technically been issued a diploma from Chapel Hill High School, in leu of or in addition to the one from The Arlington School. — Aldaron • T/C 17:15, 12 April 2008 (UTC)