I know a man He came from my home town He wore his passion for his woman Like a thorny crown He said "Dolores I live in fear My love for you's so overpowering I'm afraid that I will disappear Paul Simon More Quotes by Paul Simon More Quotes From Paul Simon By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs. Paul Simon guitar writing song Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard. Paul Simon negative-words clouds inspirational I met my old lover on the street last night. She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled. Then we talked about some old times and we drank ourselves some beers, still crazy after all these years. Paul Simon crazy beer night We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way. Paul Simon differences agreement should-have A lot of talent is a gift, but a lot is also luck. I'm very aware of that. I was born in the right place at the right time. I am also blessed because I've never been a sex symbol. I'm spared the embarrassment of acting young. Paul Simon luck blessed sex The phrasing didn't work as well. Paul Simon wells baseball In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. Paul Simon leaving cutting song Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire. Paul Simon fire life-is rooms I don't really like to write at a desk. I like to write when driving in a car. ... Once you're working on it, you're working on it all the time, and sometimes stuff'll come in the middle of the night, in a dream or something. Your mind is working on it all the time. Paul Simon dream writing night Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall. Paul Simon bricks wall believe The public hungers to see talented young people kill themselves. Paul Simon hunger addiction people If you'll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal. Paul Simon pals friendship long I'm going to Graceland, for reasons I cannot explain. There's some part of me wants to see Graceland. And I may be advised to defend every love, every ending, or maybe there's no obligations now. Maybe I've a reason to believe we all will be received in Graceland. Paul Simon may believe travel I've got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee. Paul Simon memphis tennessee believe I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully. The Boxer was a really nice record. But I don't think I've written any great songs. Paul Simon nice song thinking 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. Paul Simon lost-friendship essence art The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again Paul Simon courses lifetime running I really don't know what exactly all the songs mean. Sometimes other people have meanings and when I hear them I think, 'That's really a better meaning than I thought, and perfectly valid, given the words that exist.' So part of what makes a song really good is that people take in different meanings, and they apply them, and they might be more powerful than the ones I'm thinking. Paul Simon powerful writing song Most of the time, the songs have jokes in them, little sarcastic things, or purposely kitsch or something. So that's going along with a story, like I do in life, just talking to myself and making fun of stuff and laughing at stuff that's serious. And sometimes it's a good idea to put the laughing into the songs. Sometimes it's not. Sometimes it's all right just to be serious. But most of the songs have some kind of joke in them. Paul Simon sarcastic song fun Who's gonna love you when your looks are gone? Paul Simon love-you life looks
