By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.
PAUL SIMONThe abstract music is just more interesting because it doesn’t really have anything to say, but if it is good, it creates thoughts and feelings, and I enjoy that. For me, once the music creates those thoughts and feelings, I begin to write a song about it.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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I met my old lover on the street last night. She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled. Then we talked about some old times and we drank ourselves some beers, still crazy after all these years.
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We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we’re slip sliding away.
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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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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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Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.
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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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People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I’m learning as I go.
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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.
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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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All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That’s the whole point.
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These are the days of miracle and wonder.
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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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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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