<P> On the VH1 series Story Tellers, Taylor said the song was about several incidents during his early recording career . The second line "Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you" refers to Suzanne Schnerr, a childhood friend of his who committed suicide while he was in London, England, recording his first album . In that same account, Taylor said he had been in a deep depression after the failure of his new band The Flying Machine to coalesce (the lyric "Sweet dreams and Flying Machines in pieces on the ground"; the reference is to the name of the band rather than a fatal plane crash, as was long rumored). </P> <P> In 2005, during an interview on NPR, Taylor explained to host Scott Simon that the song was written in three parts: </P> <Ul> <Li> The first part was about Taylor's friend Suzanne, who died while Taylor was in London working on his first album after being signed to Apple Records . Friends at home, concerned that it might distract Taylor from his big break, kept the tragic news from him and he found out six months later . </Li> <Li> The second part details Taylor's struggle to overcome drug addiction and depression . </Li> <Li> The third part deals with coming to grips with fame and fortune, looking back at the road that got him there . It includes a reference to James Taylor and The Flying Machine, a band he briefly worked with before his big break with Paul McCartney, Peter Asher, and Apple Records . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The first part was about Taylor's friend Suzanne, who died while Taylor was in London working on his first album after being signed to Apple Records . Friends at home, concerned that it might distract Taylor from his big break, kept the tragic news from him and he found out six months later . </Li>

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