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Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Paul Simon

How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
PAUL SIMON

Harmony Sing Voice Yourself
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.
PAUL SIMON

Back Discussion Freedom Need Planning Yourself
It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
PAUL SIMON

Age Time
Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same.
PAUL SIMON

Change Same Strange
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.
PAUL SIMON

Escape Influence Powerful Thinking
All I’ve got to do today is smile.
PAUL SIMON

One Liner Smile
Losing love is like a window in your heart.
PAUL SIMON

Heart Broken Lose Love Window
I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we’ll make peace with each other . . . No rush.
PAUL SIMON

Death Each Other Friendship Hope Peace Regret
Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
PAUL SIMON

Mystery Simplicity
Time, time, time, see what’s become of me, While I looked around, For my possibilities; I was so hard to please
PAUL SIMON

Myself Possible See Time
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.
PAUL SIMON

Crazy Happiness Lover Old Ourselves Time
No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
PAUL SIMON

Dare Disturb Oneself Silence Sound
Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
PAUL SIMON

Breakdown Heart Broken
A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
PAUL SIMON

Challenge Simplicity Supreme Time
Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
PAUL SIMON

Avenue Communication Music
Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
PAUL SIMON

Fire Life Room Walk

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