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The dialogue between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on internally seems to be a natural thing – well, it’s natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.

Paul Simon

I like them all. They’re all pictures of me when I wrote them. I have no favorite songs.
PAUL SIMON

Myself Photograph Song Writing
The dialogue between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on internally seems to be a natural thing – well, it’s natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.
PAUL SIMON

Myself Natural Thinking World
When I first heard Elvis perform “Bridge Over Trouble Water” it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that?
PAUL SIMON

Impossible Music Myself Song
You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
PAUL SIMON

Beautiful Life Yourself
I don’t very often think I’ve done a good job. I don’t like the majority of what I do. I shouldn’t say I don’t like it, but I’m not satisfied with almost everything that I do.
PAUL SIMON

Goodness Majority Myself Satisfaction Thinking
It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
PAUL SIMON

Age Time
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

Creativity Myself Player Preparation Sing Singer Writing
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
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Silence Sound Word Writing
A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
PAUL SIMON

Challenge Simplicity Supreme Time
We’re living in a certain time, and we’re aware of it. And that’s part of what we’re aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.
PAUL SIMON

Aware Live Myself Pain Personal Time
Maybe I think too much for my own good.
PAUL SIMON

Goodness Myself Thinking
It’s very helpful to start with something that’s true. If you start with something that’s false, you’re always covering your tracks. Something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.
PAUL SIMON

Beginning Fake Possible Simplicity Start True Way
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

Betrayal Music Myself Record
A lot of talent is a gift, but a lot is also luck. I’m very aware of that. I was born in the right place at the right time. I am also blessed because I’ve never been a sex symbol. I’m spared the embarrassment of acting young.
PAUL SIMON

Act Aware Embarrassment Gift Luck Symbol Talent Time Young
Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
PAUL SIMON

Breakdown Heart Broken
Don’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
PAUL SIMON

End Grave Result

The dialogue between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on internally seems to be a natural thing – well, it’s natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.

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