People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I’m learning as I go.
PAUL SIMONIf you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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Far above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates. The earth is blue. And everything about it is a love song. Everything about it.
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We’re living in a certain time, and we’re aware of it. And that’s part of what we’re aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.
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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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There’s something about the sound of a train that’s very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
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And she said ‘Losing love is like a window in your heart, Everybody sees you’re blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow.’
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How can you live in the Northeast?
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One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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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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It’s very helpful to start with something that’s true. If you start with something that’s false, you’re always covering your tracks. Something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.
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A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
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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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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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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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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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We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
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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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