Carly Simon
Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simonis an American singer-songwriter, musician and children's author. She first rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation", "You Belong To Me", "Coming Around Again", and her four Gold certified singles "Jesse", "Mockingbird", a duet with James Taylor, "You're So Vain", and "Nobody Does It Better"from the 1977 James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth25 June 1945
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Carly Simon quotes about
I think that most people really know if it's a really great album.
The punishment doesn't fit the crime. I've done everything I can to get him out, or at least get him a fairer trial.
I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it.
A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.
You know when you take the paint off an old canvas and you discover that something's been painted underneath it? That's what I feel like - that part of the old is coming through the new.
I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee.
Everyone has problems, and learning to share them is essential. Hiding pain requires an enormous amount of energy; sharing it is liberating.
Worrying too much about other people's ears and not my own, I lost my way.
You don't have to prove to me you're beautiful to strangers, I've got loving eyes of my own..
You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds, but soon you'll cage me on your shelf. I'll never learn to be just me, first by myself.
I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years.
Life is a dream even in its most painful moments, it's a dream that we can dance to.
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.
As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, and eventually out came me.