During his childhood he was a member of St Paul's Cathedral Choir, later becoming Head Chorister and singing at the State Funeral for Winston Churchill and a memorial service for John F. Kennedy President of the United States following his assassination with his contemporaries including James Lancelot who later became director of music at Durham Cathedral.
Taylor served as a Chaplain at Westminster Abbey from 1979 to 1984 and then the Vicar of Stanmore with Oliver's Battery in the Diocese of Winchester until 1990.
He was Rector of North Stoneham and Bassett in the same diocese until 1995 when he became a Tutor in Liturgy at Salisbury and Wells Theological College.
[7] After his retirement was announced questions were raised in parliament by Michael Fabricant then MP for Lichfield (Taylor was formerly precentor of Lichfield Cathedral) asking the Second Church Estates Commissioner, Caroline Spelman “what assessment the Church of England has made of the appropriateness of procedures and practice relating to the Dean of Peterborough Cathedral standing down”.
They married in Westminster Abbey and the choir that day was directed by Simon Preston whom Taylor worked closely with to ensure services were properly run.
Taylor died after a long battle with cancer on 21 February 2024, at the age of 70, outliving his initial promising by 6 years.