James Taylor On Fame (And Moaning About It In Song)

“It’s a real wrenching thing to go from being a private person to being a public person, especially when you’re being autobiographical. But it’s what everyone wants – to get everyone’s attention, to have your music make a living for you, to be validated in that way. So I’m a little embarrassed that [in ‘Hey Mister, That’s Me Up on the Jukebox’] I complained about getting what I wanted so badly.”