All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That’s the whole point.
PAUL SIMONHow much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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.
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Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.
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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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I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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After all those years of automatic success, you don’t get nervous any more. It’s really necessary to be nervous and be a little bit frightened. It pumps the adrenalin into you and you really get down there and try.
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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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Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
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Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
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People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
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I stepped outside to smoke a J and when I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move.
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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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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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Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
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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.
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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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