--- title: "Best Carly Simon Quotes" description: "Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. Browse 69 Carly Simon quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carly-simon-21167.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carly-simon-21167.jpg) # Carly Simon (1943) Singer United States **69** quotes in **337** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Carly Simon is a singer from the United States, best known for *Boys in the Trees: A Memoir*. ## Quick Facts About Carly Simon Born June 25, 1943 Nationality United States Profession Singer Notable works Boys in the Trees: A Memoir Known for You're So Vain Spouse James Taylor ## About Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 top 40 U.S. hits include "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" (No. 10), "Anticipation" (No. 13), "The Right Thing to Do" (No. 17), "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" (No. 14), "You Belong to Me" (No. 6), "Coming Around Again" (No. 18), and her four Gold-certified singles "You're So Vain" (No. 1), "Mockingbird", "Nobody Does It Better" (No. 2) from the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, and "Jesse" (No. 11). She has authored two memoirs and five children's books. ## Awards & Honors Academy Award for Best Original Song Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Grammy Award for Best New Artist ## Quotes by Carly Simon · Page 2 > [So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/so-i-suppose-this-slightly-mature-fashion-sense-happened-because-of/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Fashion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fashion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/carly-simon-9969_fashion_so-i-suppose-this-slightly-mature-fashio_811083.jpg) > [We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape physically and deny ourselves any pleasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/we-are-in-this-period-now-where-we-all-are-trying-to-be-in-shape/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Deny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a5/carly-simon-9969_deny_we-are-in-this-period-now-where-we-all-a_2137128.jpg) > [The models for me were more the folk-rock singers of the '60s and '70s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/the-models-for-me-were-more-the-folk-rock-singers-of-the-60s-and-70s/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Models](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/models/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/carly-simon-9969_models_the-models-for-me-were-more-the-folk-roc_2596451.jpg) > [We went to see all the shows. American musical theater and jazz were very big.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/we-went-to-see-all-the-shows-american-musical-theater-and-jazz-were/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Jazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jazz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/435/carly-simon-9969_jazz_we-went-to-see-all-the-shows-american-mu_1485708.jpg) > [Well, I make every song I sing personal. I've never chosen a song that wasn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/well-i-make-every-song-i-sing-personal-i-ve-never-chosen-a-song-that/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Chosen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chosen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e7/carly-simon-9969_chosen_well-i-make-every-song-i-sing-personal-i_1136803.jpg) > [You know, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997 I realized I had spent too long arranging my attitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/you-know-when-i-was-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-in-1997-i-realized-i/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Arranging](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arranging/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/carly-simon-9969_arranging_you-know-when-i-was-diagnosed-with-breas_428903.jpg) > [You're lucky you had that when you were 20. I sure didn't. I was overweight, and I had acne.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/you-re-lucky-you-had-that-when-you-were-20-i-sure-didn-t-i-was/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Acne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23d/carly-simon-9969_acne_you-re-lucky-you-had-that-when-you-were_3091149.jpg) > [I try to get to those peculiar and particular things that you never think of to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/i-try-to-get-to-those-peculiar-and-particular-things-that-you-never/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Particular](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/particular/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/carly-simon-9969_particular_i-try-to-get-to-those-peculiar-and-parti_3041533.jpg) > [Being in this business for as long as I've been in it, it's sort of like living in a town or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/being-in-this-business-for-as-long-as-i-ve-been-in-it-it-s-sort-of/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/carly-simon-9969_business_being-in-this-business-for-as-long-as-i_2242754.jpg) > [It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/it-didn-t-matter-as-much-because-i-m-a-singer-not-an-actress-but-my/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Acceptable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptable/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/carly-simon-9969_acceptable_it-didn-t-matter-as-much-because-i-m-a-s_1137218.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/you-say-we-ll-soar-like-two-birds-through-the-clouds-but-soon-you-ll/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/carly-simon-9969_bird_you-say-we-ll-soar-like-two-birds-throug_1845863.jpg) > [You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't want to be a poster child; but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/you-know-people-want-to-honor-me-and-on-the-one-hand-i-just-don-t/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/carly-simon-9969_children_you-know-people-want-to-honor-me-and-on_658873.jpg) > [One of the things that has always motivated me to write is the desire to get it out and look at it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/one-of-the-things-that-has-always-motivated-me-to-write-is-the-desire/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Desire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/carly-simon-9969_desire_one-of-the-things-that-has-always-motiva_1057036.jpg) > [You know when you take the paint off an old canvas and you discover that something's been painted underneath it? That's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/you-know-when-you-take-the-paint-off-an-old-canvas-and-you-discover/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/carly-simon-9969_canvas_you-know-when-you-take-the-paint-off-an_1219180.jpg) > [Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other times I would start from scratch. Or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/sometimes-my-boyfriend-would-write-the-lyrics-and-i-would-write-the-2/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Lyrics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lyrics/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/carly-simon-9969_lyrics_sometimes-my-boyfriend-would-write-the-l_2900318.jpg) > [My look was even more solidified when I started singing in Greenwich Village with my sister Lucy. We wore matching dresses as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/my-look-was-even-more-solidified-when-i-started-singing-in-greenwich/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Dresses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dresses/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c1/carly-simon-9969_dresses_my-look-was-even-more-solidified-when-i_1376284.jpg) > [Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other times I would start from scratch. Or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/sometimes-my-boyfriend-would-write-the-lyrics-and-i-would-write-the/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Easy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/easy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/carly-simon-9969_easy_sometimes-my-boyfriend-would-write-the-l_541582.jpg) > [There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures and try to dress like her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/there-was-a-french-singer-francoise-hardy-i-used-to-look-at-her/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hardy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e91/carly-simon-9969_hardy_there-was-a-french-singer-francoise-hard_2669863.jpg) > [I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/i-just-want-to-show-off-my-scar-proudly-and-not-be-afraid-of-it/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Proudly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/proudly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/carly-simon-9969_scar_i-just-want-to-show-off-my-scar-proudly_986653.jpg) > [I've learned that nobody's perfect, and I don't expect myself to be perfect anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/i-ve-learned-that-nobody-s-perfect-and-i-don-t-expect-myself-to-be/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [I've learned](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-ve-learned/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c3/carly-simon-9969_i-ve-learned_i-ve-learned-that-nobody-s-perfect-and-i_2252203.jpg) > [I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/i-think-that-i-ve-got-some-pretty-bad-reviews-on-albums-or-songs-that/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Albums](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/albums/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/carly-simon-9969_albums_i-think-that-i-ve-got-some-pretty-bad-re_983272.jpg) > [Then I went through a big Peggy Lee stage, then I became Annie Ross, then Judy Collins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/then-i-went-through-a-big-peggy-lee-stage-then-i-became-annie-ross/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Annie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/annie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b81/carly-simon-9969_annie_then-i-went-through-a-big-peggy-lee-stag_2038528.jpg) > [Worrying too much about other people's ears and not my own, I lost my way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/worrying-too-much-about-other-people-s-ears-and-not-my-own-i-lost-my/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Ears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ears/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/carly-simon-9969_ears_worrying-too-much-about-other-people-s-e_862976.jpg) > [I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to sing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/i-always-sang-standards-because-the-songs-i-wrote-for-myself-weren-t/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Easy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/easy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/749/carly-simon-9969_easy_i-always-sang-standards-because-the-song_1508030.jpg) > [Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than 35 years of performing? Sixty-four.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/do-you-know-how-many-concerts-i-ve-done-in-my-whole-life-in-more-than/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Concerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concerts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2c/carly-simon-9969_concerts_do-you-know-how-many-concerts-i-ve-done_499232.jpg) > [As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, and eventually out came me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/as-a-singer-i-tried-on-all-these-hats-these-voices-these-clothes-and/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Clothes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clothes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/carly-simon-9969_clothes_as-a-singer-i-tried-on-all-these-hats-th_234406.jpg) > [I think that most people really know if it's a really great album.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/i-think-that-most-people-really-know-if-it-s-a-really-great-album/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8e/carly-simon-9969_great_i-think-that-most-people-really-know-if_1527920.jpg) > [I took it to heart that in order to be a good person; you never said anything mean about anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/i-took-it-to-heart-that-in-order-to-be-a-good-person-you-never-said/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/039/carly-simon-9969_good-person_i-took-it-to-heart-that-in-order-to-be-a_2045678.jpg) > [I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/i-had-this-terrible-stammer-so-i-couldn-t-really-speak-properly-until/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Speak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/speak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/carly-simon-9969_speak_i-had-this-terrible-stammer-so-i-couldn_369934.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/#itemlist", "name": "Carly Simon Quotes", "numberOfItems": 29, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carly Simon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/so-i-suppose-this-slightly-mature-fashion-sense-happened-because-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/carly-simon-9969_fashion_so-i-suppose-this-slightly-mature-fashio_811083.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/carly-simon-9969_fashion_so-i-suppose-this-slightly-mature-fashio_811083.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/carly-simon-9969_fashion_so-i-suppose-this-slightly-mature-fashio_811083.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.” — Carly Simon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape physically and deny ourselves any pleasure.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carly Simon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/we-are-in-this-period-now-where-we-all-are-trying-to-be-in-shape/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a5/carly-simon-9969_deny_we-are-in-this-period-now-where-we-all-a_2137128.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a5/carly-simon-9969_deny_we-are-in-this-period-now-where-we-all-a_2137128.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a5/carly-simon-9969_deny_we-are-in-this-period-now-where-we-all-a_2137128.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape physically and deny ourselves any pleasure.” — Carly Simon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The models for me were more the folk-rock singers of the '60s and '70s.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carly Simon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/the-models-for-me-were-more-the-folk-rock-singers-of-the-60s-and-70s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/carly-simon-9969_models_the-models-for-me-were-more-the-folk-roc_2596451.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/carly-simon-9969_models_the-models-for-me-were-more-the-folk-roc_2596451.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/carly-simon-9969_models_the-models-for-me-were-more-the-folk-roc_2596451.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The models for me were more the folk-rock singers of the '60s and '70s.” — Carly Simon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We went to see all the shows. 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