I grew up not understanding what was true and what...

I grew up not understanding what was true and what was not true. It gave me a sense of unreality. I was told that this man [mom's lover] was not my mother's lover - when he was. I was told he was there as a male babysitter for my brother so that he would learn sports and other manly things.

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Carly Simon

I've always thought of myself as being a warrior. When you actually have a battle, it's better than when you don't know who to fight.

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Carly Simon

My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything.

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Carly Simon

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.

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Carly Simon

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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Carly Simon

So many artists who came out during that time, including myself, were able to get on radio. New forms of singer-songwriters developed out of that.

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Carly Simon

I grew up not understanding ...

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