The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
PAUL SIMONThe trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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The dialogue between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on internally seems to be a natural thing – well, it’s natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.
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By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.
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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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You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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Time it was And what a time it was, it was A time of innocence A time of confidences Long ago it must be I have a photograph Preserve your memories They’re all that’s left you.
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If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you’ve created a special little thing, and that’s what I’m looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.
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And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
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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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I’m always going forward toward something, and that something is usually an album, because I like to record. I probably like to record more than I like to write.
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I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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I have my books and my poetry to protect me.
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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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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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