Quotes By Paul Simon
We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way.
Paul Simon
We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But I found it impossible to hold a dialogue with 500,000 people. In a certain sense, it was numbing.
Paul Simon
People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
Paul Simon
My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm not a good enough guitarist to improvise on it.
Paul Simon
When we came into the studio I became more and more me, making the tracks and choosing the musicians, partly because a great deal of the time during Bridge, Artie wasn't there.
Paul Simon
My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It's the only thing I find interesting.
Paul Simon
Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that.
Paul Simon
I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing.
Paul Simon
I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime, Exaggerating this, exaggerating that.
Paul Simon
When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
Paul Simon
Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.
Paul Simon
I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway all the time. He'd say, Damn it, how do you tell one of these houses from another?
Paul Simon
It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a lot of time agonising over it. It's of no importance once it's finished.
Paul Simon
We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside from that, we're really two different guys.
Paul Simon
How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
Paul Simon
There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
Paul Simon
As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death.
Paul Simon
We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry.
Paul Simon
It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to like him.
Paul Simon
Artie travels all the time. The rehearsals were just miserable. Artie and I fought all the time. He didn't want to do the show with my band; he just wanted me on acoustic guitar.
Paul Simon