James Taylor Shares the Story of How He Wrote Carolina in My Mind

As a 7th generation North Carolinean let me try to explain in just a coulpe of words how much this great artist and person means. Ask any native of Carolina and they will tell you that whenever they leave home for business or pleasure this is how they feel until they return. Home. If you're one of us you get it.

I'm from NC, i lived in Colorado for a year and was homesick frequently, and "Carolina in my Mind" never failed to make me cry my face off

I’m from North Carolina, I live right down the street from where James Taylor grew up 🥰

I love James Taylor. He’s an excellent singer/songwriter/musician & an all around nice guy ✌️💙😍

Having an attitude about your parents music is part of what makes a teenager a teenager. Ad learning to appreciate it again is part of becoming an adult.

As a Carolinian, it's my civic duty to like this song.

Every year at commencement, a UNC a capella group sings Carolina and it’s the best part of the ceremony.

I have fond memories of my parents taking me on Sunday drives--warm sun shining, windows down, James Taylor playing through the speakers. We loved to belt out the chorus to "Carolina in mind" & I remember it like yesterday!!!☀️☺️🎶 Unfortunately, my Dad passed away very unexpectedly a few years ago & I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to him. At the service, we played his favorite JT song & to my surprise I felt a sense of peace instead of sadness. When I'm missing my Dad & feeling down about his passing, I still put on a James Taylor song bc it reconnects me with my Dad. It's like a bridge I can feel but I can't see. Remember: the most important gift that we can offer those we love in our life is our time, our attention & our presence. When they're gone you won't have another chance 💕 I thought I had more time to "do life" with my Dadbbut that wasn't the case. IDK who this msg is for but if you made it this far in the post then perhaps it's you?!? Whatever it is you've been thinking of...don't wait any longer. Do it now! No more excuses. Figure it out. Just do it!

OMG! Love this musician. Fifty years plus. Still wonderful. There’s no one else like James Taylor.

It probably was a funeral. Listen to the song. I've been away from NC since 2018 and whenever I hear this song I remember family and each hour of passing time when life is so short. I've gone to Carolina in my mind.

North Carolina is my home. This song evokes the feelings I have for the state.

Thank You James Taylor. I am still a fan

He was just as lovely and genuine at 42 as he is now at 72. The real ones are consistent 😉

Sweet baby James baby!! He is an American treasure✌️🔥❤️❤️

My mom grew up in the same neighborhood as James Taylor, he’s so great and so authentic! ❤️❤️#MorganCreek #CarolinaOnMyMind

Back in the 70s I played bass in a semi-pro covers band, and the keyboard player liked James Taylor, so we learned "Fire and Rain" to do as a slow number to end a second set. It would go down a storm, and I have been a fan ever since. He writes great lyrics, and tunes that are more difficult than they sound. He also love to talk about music. A real musicians musician.

Legend and those were the days. The people he knew the places he went. It won’t ever be like that again. Nostalgia

I love James Taylor 2021

saw him and Bonnie Raitt in Tupelo MS in PRE COVID 2019. He was SOOOO awesome and energetic!! he was bouncing around like a teenager. So glad we went to see them IN PERSON.

James Taylor changed my life