Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
PAUL SIMONShe said a good day ain’t got no rain She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed And I think of things that might have been.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
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I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don’t get sentimental. I think we’re all afraid to reveal our hearts. It’s not at all in fashion.
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Maybe the heart is part of the mist. And that’s all that there is or could ever exist. Maybe and maybe and maybe some more. Maybe’s the exit that I’m looking for.
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How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
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I met my old lover on the street last night. She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled. Then we talked about some old times and we drank ourselves some beers, still crazy after all these years.
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I don’t feel any pressure from fans. But I’m always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That’s not to say that I’m not happy.
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You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
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Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.
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I don’t think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn’t really escape the influence.
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I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives.
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Artie is a singer, and I’m a writer and player and a singer. We didn’t work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that.
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Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
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People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
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So I’ll continue to continue to pretend my life will never end, and flowers never bend with the rainfall.
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