Coming up it’s one of the most heart-wrenching stories of a classic song from real life… Fire and Rain by legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor...It's a song we all sing today. James Taylor (JT) was dealing with serious mental illness, and he had voluntarily checked himself into an institution at 18. He dropped out of school and formed a band. That band failed…. He began to sink further into darkness trapped by a vicious heroin addiction. Then he found out a good friend Suzanne had taken their own life. It left this 20-year-old future superstar homeless, destitute, and at the end of his rope… again checking himself into an institution to get clean where he wrote a desperate 'cry for help… a solitary prayer called Fire and Rain. It became a breakout smash that started a hall-of-fame career...The story is…. NEXT on Professor of Rock.
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The death of a friend, serious mental illness, and a vicious heroin addiction, had a 20-year-old future superstar homeless, destitute, and at the end of his rope. A desperate 'cry for help’ that became a breakout smash for the artist affectionately called JT…. NEXT on Professor of Rock."
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One of my favorite quotes, that I champion any chance I get- is this one from Albert Einstein: “The human spirit must prevail over technology.”**One of the most intelligent individuals that ever lived- profoundly & incisively concluded, that the invisible and un-scientific human element is the key substance for our survival. As world technology advances, and continues to dominate our daily lives, the human spirit is more critically vital than ever for our emotional & physical well-being.
For me, there is nothing better to fortify the soul than the human spirit evoked by music. That’s what this channel is all about. It’s what my mission in life is. A song or even a profound melody is what I go to for spiritual nourishment every day. And there are songs on my most cherished playlists that give me a variety of inner strength to help me prevail over anything. One of those songs is “Fire and Rain,” the breakthrough composition that forged the legacy of James Taylor.
I experience an exhilarating range of emotions when I listen to JT’s “Fire and Rain.” Because to me it’s is more than a song. It’s a prayer. I’m not talking about religion here, I’m talking about when the soul reaches outside of the body, yearning for something greater than human understanding, stretching beyond our limits. I feel the longing of a beloved friendship… devotion to faith and to the people that I love… I am moved by a sense of survival to overcome life’s biggest challenges and perseverance to build strength and achievement. Few things give us that capacity. In my estimation music does.
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