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

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• Carly Simon:

  But when we listened to the radio, it was Bill Haley and the Comets or the Everly Brothers.

• Carly Simon:

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

• Carly Simon:

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

• Carly Simon:

  Well, I make every song I sing personal. I've never chosen a song that wasn't.

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• Carly Simon:

  No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

• Carly Simon:

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