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.
PAUL SIMONIf you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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The degree of customization possible through your Preferences screens is awesome.
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I don’t very often think I’ve done a good job. I don’t like the majority of what I do. I shouldn’t say I don’t like it, but I’m not satisfied with almost everything that I do.
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One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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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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She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy I said ‘Be careful his bowtie is really a camera’
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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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And you read your emily dickinson, And I my robert frost. And we note our place with bookmarkers That measure what we’ve lost.
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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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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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The more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
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A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
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Anthony Heilbut has been a guide and a mentor to me. I know of no one who has the love and depth of knowledge of this extraordinary author.
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The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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