Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
PAUL SIMONSomeone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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 SIMONOne man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
PAUL SIMONI’m laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone, Going home, where the new york city winters aren’t bleedin’ me.
PAUL SIMONThese are the days of miracle and wonder.
PAUL SIMONTake two bodies and you twirl them into one, their hearts and their bones, and they won’t come undone.
PAUL SIMONYou know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
PAUL SIMONLord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
PAUL SIMONArtie 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 SIMONIt’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 SIMONI want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
PAUL SIMONWhy am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
PAUL SIMONNo one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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 SIMONJust slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan, you don’t need to be coy, Roy, just get yourself free. Hop on the bus, Gus, you don’t need to discuss much, just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.
PAUL SIMONImprovisation is too good to leave to chance.
PAUL SIMON