Conversation so far:
What is James Taylor's Troubled times and new beginnings?
Simon announced her separation from Taylor in September 1981 saying, Our needs are different; it seem[s] impossible to stay together.
Did James Taylor and Carly Simon get back together?
James Taylor and Carly Simon's divorce was finalize din 1983.

Question: What did James Taylor do for a living?
Self-contained rewrite: What did James Taylor do for a living?