One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
PAUL SIMONWhere have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
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Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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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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Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same.
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The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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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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Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
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When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
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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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In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down, or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame “I am leaving! I am leaving” but the fighter still remains.
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When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all.
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And you read your emily dickinson, And I my robert frost. And we note our place with bookmarkers That measure what we’ve lost.
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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.
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If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
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