Who am I to blow against the wind?
PAUL SIMONMusic is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
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People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
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If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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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 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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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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Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
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Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
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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.
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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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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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Sail 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.
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I stepped outside to smoke a J and when I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move.
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