With my brother, I can feel that he is standing on my right somewhere. He's gone, but somehow he's still there. With 17 albums to his credit and a new DVD of a live performance, Taylor could easily consider that he has left enough of himself behind for posterity, but he has plans to make a new record next year and will no doubt go back on the road to promote it. Whether he's singing old favourites or new tunes, he is one of pop music's true originals and one of its most impressive survivors. He has a permanent place in the soundtrack of his generation.
Rain is a long way from cranking out wax fruit.
His dates at Cambridge, Cardiff and Edinburgh are all sold out.