Taylor has been living in shelters and on the occasional friend's couch since December, but this is not his first bout with homelessness.
He had lived on the streets during 1984 and 1985 at the peak of his battle with alcoholism.
Taylor says he was saved from the streets that first time by his wife, Greta, who helped clean him up and bring him back into society.
The two have an eight-year-old son, James Jr., who Taylor calls his "pride and joy."
"One of my primary goals in life," he says, "is not to abandon my son the way my father abandoned me at such a young age."
But the strain of alcoholism has at times proved too much for him. Taylor says he has been on and off alcohol since his marriage.
His biggest regret, he says, is that has not always been the father he wants to be to his son.
Taylor says he looks to God for help with his difficulties.
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