That's Why We're Here with Rebecca Gold

There’s really no other songwriter whose work touches the soul
like James Taylor’s does. There’s an authenticity, a human
connection that’s undeniable. As a six-time grammy award winner
and Rock and Roll inductee, he has sold more than 100 million
albums since the release of his debut album in 1968. Today, more
than five decades later at the age of 73, James Taylor is still
on the road filling concert stadiums and touching the hearts of
adoring fans worldwide. His song “That’s Why I’m Here” is a
dedication to his fans who “are like summer coming back every
year.”


Rebecca Gold is one of those millions of super fans who
credits him with turning her life around. As a “latchkey”
teen  in the 1970s, she was lured into a cult until the
music and lyrics of James Taylor spoke to her soul and she felt
understood. Her story is not unique. James Taylor has inspired,
consoled and has been a friend to so many others who have stories
of how his music has been a source of healing throughout their
lives.


In 2015, Rebecca created a Facebook page, Life
With James Taylor, to connect with other fans and share stories.
During the long months at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,
she began collecting some of her favorite anecdotes from fans
around the world and created That's Why We're Here: Stories
from Passionate James Taylor Fans to share these heartfelt
stories.


From seeking solace and healing through songs dealing with death
and grief to riding the waves of illness and recovery to
experiencing the sheer joy of seeing James Taylor in concert (for
the first time or the fiftieth), these stories are full of hope,
love, friendship, and connection. It is a tribute and a thank you
to James Taylor, as well as an affirmation of our common
humanity.


Rebecca Gold is an author and the founder of Yogic
Writing, a practice that utilizes the philosophies and
disciplines of yoga, meditation and journaling to help writers of
all levels to heal, reveal and leave a legacy through writing
life stories. She is currently writing her next book, “From
Your Mat to Your Memoir: Creating a Yogic Writing Practice to
Find and Write Your Life Stories.”


For more information please
visit https://lifewithjamestaylor.com/. Order your
copy here.


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