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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.

Paul Simon

The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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Phrase Well Work
Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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Burst Glory Song Sound
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
Artie is a singer, and I’m a writer and player and a singer. We didn’t work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that.
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Creativity Myself Player Preparation Sing Singer Writing
And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
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Brave Face Myself
Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
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Knife Life Music Myself Purity Sorrow
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 met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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Happiness Lover Myself Old See Street
The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again.
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Course Life Run Time
Cecilia was made in a living room on a Sony. It was like a little piece of magical fluff, bur it works. El Condor Pasa a Los Incas record that I love. Bridge is a very strong melodic song.
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Live Magic Movie Pieces Song
Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
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Mystery Simplicity
The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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Company Finish Myself Record Stay
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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Emotion Fashion Heart Open Reality
One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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Floor Man Oneself
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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Escape Influence Powerful Thinking
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

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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