She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy I said ‘Be careful his bowtie is really a camera’
PAUL SIMONSomewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.
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My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It’s the only thing I find interesting.
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Just slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan, you don’t need to be coy, Roy, just get yourself free. Hop on the bus, Gus, you don’t need to discuss much, just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.
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I feel I should try to reveal. When you hit it right, you produce an emotional response in the listener that can be cathartic. When you’re wrong, you’re soppy, sentimental.
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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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It was easier than explaining DiMaggio’s use as a metaphor.
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Anthony Heilbut has been a guide and a mentor to me. I know of no one who has the love and depth of knowledge of this extraordinary author.
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Given all the facts that I’m young and I’m in good health and I’m famous – that I have talent, I have money – given all these facts, I want to know why I’m so unhappy.
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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Don’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
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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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