These are the days of miracle and wonder.
PAUL SIMONAll lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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Artie is a singer, and I’m a writer and player and a singer. We didn’t work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that.
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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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I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
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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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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 want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
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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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Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
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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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In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down, or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame “I am leaving! I am leaving” but the fighter still remains.
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
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We’re living in a certain time, and we’re aware of it. And that’s part of what we’re aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.
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