People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
PAUL SIMONIt was easier than explaining DiMaggio’s use as a metaphor.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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Don’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
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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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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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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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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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Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
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All I’ve got to do today is smile.
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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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We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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I’m laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone, Going home, where the new york city winters aren’t bleedin’ me.
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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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Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.
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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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Losing love is like a window in your heart.
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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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