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.
PAUL SIMONAnthony 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.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It’s the only thing I find interesting.
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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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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.
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It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
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Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
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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.
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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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If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
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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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The more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
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People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
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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.
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The degree of customization possible through your Preferences screens is awesome.
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Time, time, time, see what’s become of me, While I looked around, For my possibilities; I was so hard to please
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