People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
PAUL SIMONPeople talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
PAUL SIMONThere must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
PAUL SIMONFar above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates. The earth is blue. And everything about it is a love song. Everything about it.
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 SIMONHow much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
PAUL SIMONBelieving I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
PAUL SIMONShe said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy I said ‘Be careful his bowtie is really a camera’
PAUL SIMONYou know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
PAUL SIMONThen she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
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 SIMONHaving 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 SIMONI don’t know what I’m going to write when I begin to write. It feels like you are walking down a path, but you can’t see around the bend and you don’t know where you are going to go, which is fun.
PAUL SIMONMy whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It’s the only thing I find interesting.
PAUL SIMONI don’t feel any pressure from fans. But I’m always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That’s not to say that I’m not happy.
PAUL SIMONGiven all the facts that I’m young and I’m in good health and I’m famous – that I have talent, I have money – given all these facts, I want to know why I’m so unhappy.
PAUL SIMONLosing love is like a window in your heart.
PAUL SIMON