She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy I said ‘Be careful his bowtie is really a camera’
PAUL SIMONFar above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates. The earth is blue. And everything about it is a love song. Everything about it.
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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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So I’ll continue to continue to pretend my life will never end, and flowers never bend with the rainfall.
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Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
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I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
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People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
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It’s very helpful to start with something that’s true. If you start with something that’s false, you’re always covering your tracks. Something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.
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I don’t consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I’m growing.
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I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don’t get sentimental. I think we’re all afraid to reveal our hearts. It’s not at all in fashion.
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The abstract music is just more interesting because it doesn’t really have anything to say, but if it is good, it creates thoughts and feelings, and I enjoy that. For me, once the music creates those thoughts and feelings, I begin to write a song about it.
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We’re living in a certain time, and we’re aware of it. And that’s part of what we’re aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.
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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
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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 stepped outside to smoke a J and when I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move.
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How can you live in the Northeast?
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