American - Musician | June 25, 1945 -
I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17.
Carly Simon
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I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I didn't have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack.
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Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than 35 years of performing? Sixty-four.
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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.
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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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We need role models who are going to break the mold.
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I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.
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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 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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One of the things that has always motivated me to write is the desire to get it out and look at it in an objective way, so that it doesn't cause me any serious pain by staying inside.
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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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I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves.
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