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 SIMONI 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.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all.
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A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
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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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I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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Given all the facts that I’m young and I’m in good health and I’m famous – that I have talent, I have money – given all these facts, I want to know why I’m so unhappy.
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The degree of customization possible through your Preferences screens is awesome.
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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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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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The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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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 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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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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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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