The phrasing didn’t work as well.
PAUL SIMONWhen 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?
More Paul Simon Quotes
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Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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And she said ‘Losing love is like a window in your heart, Everybody sees you’re blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow.’
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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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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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I don’t think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn’t really escape the influence.
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The degree of customization possible through your Preferences screens is awesome.
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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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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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So I’ll continue to continue to pretend my life will never end, and flowers never bend with the rainfall.
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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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After all those years of automatic success, you don’t get nervous any more. It’s really necessary to be nervous and be a little bit frightened. It pumps the adrenalin into you and you really get down there and try.
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And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
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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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