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
But I'm lost when it comes to you.
He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does the punishment not fit the crime, but the mandatory minimums don't give judges any discretion to look at the background of the case, to read into the specifics of the case. I don't know a judge who really is in favor of the mandatory minimums.
I try to get to those peculiar and particular things that you never think of to say.
My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.
You're so vain. I bet you think this song is about you.
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.
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.
I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17.
Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other times I would start from scratch. Or sometimes I would take a local poem and put that to music...I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to sing.
We went to see all the shows. American musical theater and jazz were very big.
Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than 35 years of performing? Sixty-four.
I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves.
I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to sing.
I'm still more comfortable with standards than with my own songs.