Carly Simon quotes

Carly Simon is an American singer-songwriter and musician, acclaimed for her heartfelt lyrics and distinctive voice. Her breakthrough came in the 1970s with hits like "You're So Vain" and "Anticipation." She continues to inspire generations with her influential contributions to pop and rock music. Here are 47 of her quotes:

A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars. (Carly Simon)

We need role models who are going to break the mold.

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You usually can't tell what's inspiring until you look back on it.

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As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, and eventually out came me.

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I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17.

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I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it.

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My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.

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There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures and try to dress like her.

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I always think it's interesting to dig a little bit deeper every time you go to someplace that seems like a revelation or a strong connection to an emotional truth.

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You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't want to be a poster child; but on the other, I want to do something classy and great - something where the residuals will go to the cause.

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My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything. (Carly Simon)

The models for me were more the folk-rock singers of the '60s and '70s.

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We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape physically and deny ourselves any pleasure.

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Then I went through a big Peggy Lee stage, then I became Annie Ross, then Judy Collins.

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I'm still more comfortable with standards than with my own songs.

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I took it to heart that in order to be a good person, you never said anything mean about anybody.

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Being in this business for as long as I've been in it, it's sort of like living in a town or a city before the war and then after the war and then during the reconstruction and then during the time that it sprawls out to the malls.

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So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.

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I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

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My look was even more solidified when I started singing in Greenwich Village with my sister Lucy. We wore matching dresses as the Simon Sisters.

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I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves. (Carly Simon)

We went to see all the shows. American musical theater and jazz were very big.

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I try to get to those peculiar and particular things that you never think of to say.

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I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to sing.

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It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black.

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: June 25, 1943
Quotes count: 47
Wikipedia: Carly Simon

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