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She 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.

Paul Simon

It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
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Age Time
Cecilia was made in a living room on a Sony. It was like a little piece of magical fluff, bur it works. El Condor Pasa a Los Incas record that I love. Bridge is a very strong melodic song.
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Live Magic Movie Pieces Song
After all those years of automatic success, you don’t get nervous any more. It’s really necessary to be nervous and be a little bit frightened. It pumps the adrenalin into you and you really get down there and try.
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Automatic Necessary Nervous Scare Try Yourself
The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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Phrase Well Work
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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Arrange Artist Element Live Myself
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
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Silence Sound Word Writing
Time, time, time, see what’s become of me, While I looked around, For my possibilities; I was so hard to please
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Myself Possible See Time
Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.
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Expectation History Live People Record Success Yourself
People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
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Kind Magic Music People Perfection
A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
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Challenge Simplicity Supreme Time
And so you see I have come to doubt -All that I once held as true ~ I stand alone without beliefs -The only truth I know is you
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Belief Doubt Known See Stand True Yourself
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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Creativity Myself Player Preparation Sing Singer Writing
Life I love you, all is groovy.
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I Love You Life Myself
There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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Crime Leave Moments Time
I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we’ll make peace with each other . . . No rush.
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Death Each Other Friendship Hope Peace Regret
It’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
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Difficult Goodness Simplicity

She 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.

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