By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.
PAUL SIMONSail 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.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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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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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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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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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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You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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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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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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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
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Far 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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I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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