Serious numbers will speak to us always.
PAUL SIMONMusic is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
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You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
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Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
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Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
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Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I’m sailing right behind.
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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 I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
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When I first heard Elvis perform “Bridge Over Trouble Water” it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that?
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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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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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Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
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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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The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again.
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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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