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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
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 SIMON

Expectation History Live People Record Success Yourself
Far above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates. The earth is blue. And everything about it is a love song. Everything about it.
PAUL SIMON

Cloud Darkness Earth Gold Love Song Vibration
When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all.
PAUL SIMON

Learning Myself Thinking Wonder
We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we’re slip sliding away.
PAUL SIMON

Fact Job Ourselves Slide Work
She said a good day ain’t got no rain She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed And I think of things that might have been.
PAUL SIMON

Bad Day Goodness Myself Rain Thinking
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

Betrayal Music Myself Record
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.
PAUL SIMON

Author Guide Knowledge Mentor Myself
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.
PAUL SIMON

Innocence Memories Preservation Time Yourself
Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
PAUL SIMON

Hard Time Life Myself Soft
I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
PAUL SIMON

Angry Heart Jealous Myself Soul
I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives.
PAUL SIMON

Arrange Artist Element Live Myself
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
PAUL SIMON

Eyes Lonely Nation Yourself
I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won’t do is change the essence of my work.
PAUL SIMON

Art Essence Happiness Myself Willing Work
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.
PAUL SIMON

Goodness Majority Myself Satisfaction Thinking
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

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