I don’t feel any pressure from fans. But I’m always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That’s not to say that I’m not happy.
PAUL SIMONGiven all the facts that I’m young and I’m in good health and I’m famous – that I have talent, I have money – given all these facts, I want to know why I’m so unhappy.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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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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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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Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
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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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Given all the facts that I’m young and I’m in good health and I’m famous – that I have talent, I have money – given all these facts, I want to know why I’m so unhappy.
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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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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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I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
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The 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.
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These are the days of miracle and wonder.
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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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