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There are two sorts of people in the world: Those who listen and those who are thinking about what they are going to say next.

Paul Simon

Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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Goodness Myself Thinking
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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Expectation History Live People Record Success Yourself
I’m always going forward toward something, and that something is usually an album, because I like to record. I probably like to record more than I like to write.
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Album Myself Record Writing
It’s very helpful to start with something that’s true. If you start with something that’s false, you’re always covering your tracks. Something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.
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Beginning Fake Possible Simplicity Start True Way
I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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Happiness Lover Myself Old See Street
All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That’s the whole point.
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Enjoyment God Love Point Requirement
When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
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Betrayal Music Myself Record
There’s something about the sound of a train that’s very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
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Hope Nostalgia Romantic Sound Training
These are the days of miracle and wonder.
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Days Instagram Captions Miracle Wonder
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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Learning Myself Thinking Wonder
Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
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Believe Brick Myself Natural Power Wall
I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won’t do is change the essence of my work.
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Art Essence Happiness Myself Willing Work
Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same.
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Change Same Strange
Who am I to blow against the wind?
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Blow Myself Wind
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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Creation Humor Lose Serious Time Yourself
Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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Burst Glory Song Sound
I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
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Angry Heart Jealous Myself Soul
The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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Company Finish Myself Record Stay
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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Back Discussion Freedom Need Planning Yourself
The dialogue between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on internally seems to be a natural thing – well, it’s natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.
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Myself Natural Thinking World
If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
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Body Friendship Guard Myself
It was easier than explaining DiMaggio’s use as a metaphor.
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Explaining Metaphor
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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Emotional Feeling Listening Myself Reveal Right Sentimental
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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Eyes Lonely Nation Yourself
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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Live Magic Movie Pieces Song
The more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
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Laughter Myself Thinking
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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Harmony Sing Voice Yourself

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