I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives.
PAUL SIMONI suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives.
PAUL SIMONMuch of songwriting is simply a mystery.
PAUL SIMONYou want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
PAUL SIMONCecilia was made in a living room on a Sony. It was like a little piece of magical fluff, bur it works. El Condor Pasa a Los Incas record that I love. Bridge is a very strong melodic song.
PAUL SIMONI’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
PAUL SIMONThere are two sorts of people in the world: Those who listen and those who are thinking about what they are going to say next.
PAUL SIMONThe phrasing didn’t work as well.
PAUL SIMONI was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It’s chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.
PAUL SIMONI have my books and my poetry to protect me.
PAUL SIMONAnd you read your emily dickinson, And I my robert frost. And we note our place with bookmarkers That measure what we’ve lost.
PAUL SIMONSomeone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
PAUL SIMONBreakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
PAUL SIMONI don’t consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I’m growing.
PAUL SIMONIt’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
PAUL SIMONWe work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we’re slip sliding away.
PAUL SIMONPeople talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
PAUL SIMON