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When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.

Paul Simon

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
We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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Believe Better Hope Life Survive
The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
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Care Time Trick Yourself
The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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Better Heart Life Ourselves Thinking
Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
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Believe Brick Myself Natural Power Wall
All I’ve got to do today is smile.
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One Liner Smile
The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again.
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Course Life Run Time
And so you see I have come to doubt -All that I once held as true ~ I stand alone without beliefs -The only truth I know is you
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Belief Doubt Known See Stand True Yourself
Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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Goodness Myself Thinking
Time it was And what a time it was, it was A time of innocence A time of confidences Long ago it must be I have a photograph Preserve your memories They’re all that’s left you.
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Innocence Memories Preservation Time Yourself
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
Maybe the heart is part of the mist. And that’s all that there is or could ever exist. Maybe and maybe and maybe some more. Maybe’s the exit that I’m looking for.
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Existence Heart Myself
Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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Burst Glory Song Sound
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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Fact Goodness Happiness Health Money Myself Young
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
It’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
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Difficult Goodness Simplicity
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
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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Crazy Happiness Lover Old Ourselves Time
I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don’t get sentimental. I think we’re all afraid to reveal our hearts. It’s not at all in fashion.
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Emotion Fashion Heart Open Reality
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
Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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Myself Serious Talk
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
Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
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Avenue Communication Music
I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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Believe Reason Recieve
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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Dreams Friendship Need Shine Time Yourself
Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
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Mystery Simplicity
When 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?
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Impossible Music Myself Song

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