A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
PAUL SIMONIt was easier than explaining DiMaggio’s use as a metaphor.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we’ll make peace with each other . . . No rush.
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Losing love is like a window in your heart.
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It’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
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Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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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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One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy I said ‘Be careful his bowtie is really a camera’
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She said a good day ain’t got no rain She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed And I think of things that might have been.
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I don’t very often think I’ve done a good job. I don’t like the majority of what I do. I shouldn’t say I don’t like it, but I’m not satisfied with almost everything that I do.
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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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The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.
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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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