By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.
PAUL SIMONIf you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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These are the days of miracle and wonder.
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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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You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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Take me. I’m an ordinary player in the key of C. And my will was broken by my pride and my vanity. Who’s gonna love you when you’re looks are gone? God will. Like he waters the flowers on your window sill.
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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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I have my books and my poetry to protect me.
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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 like them all. They’re all pictures of me when I wrote them. I have no favorite songs.
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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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Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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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.
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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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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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You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
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