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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.

Paul Simon

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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Album Myself Record Writing
One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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Floor Man Oneself
Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
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Breakdown Heart Broken
It was easier than explaining DiMaggio’s use as a metaphor.
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Explaining Metaphor
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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Care Time Trick Yourself
The more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
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Laughter Myself Thinking
I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we’ll make peace with each other . . . No rush.
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Death Each Other Friendship Hope Peace Regret
Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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Goodness Myself Thinking
In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down, or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame “I am leaving! I am leaving” but the fighter still remains.
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Carry Clear Fight Myself Reminder Shame Stand
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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Arrange Artist Element Live Myself
Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.
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Chance Goodness Improvement Leave
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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Betrayal Music Myself Record
If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
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Body Friendship Guard Myself
The dialogue between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on internally seems to be a natural thing – well, it’s natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.
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Myself Natural Thinking World
Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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Fire Life Room Walk
There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
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Break Up Leave Lover
Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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Myself Serious Talk
Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
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Herself Kiss Lover Myself Realize
There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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Crime Leave Moments Time
I feel I should try to reveal. When you hit it right, you produce an emotional response in the listener that can be cathartic. When you’re wrong, you’re soppy, sentimental.
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Emotional Feeling Listening Myself Reveal Right Sentimental
Who am I to blow against the wind?
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Blow Myself Wind
I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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Believe Reason Recieve
And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
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Brave Face Myself
People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I’m learning as I go.
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Feeling Learning Myself Old People Question
We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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Believe Better Hope Life Survive
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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Author Guide Knowledge Mentor Myself
Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
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Death Follow Forever Growth Music Right Yourself

I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.

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