Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simonis an American musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Simon's fame, influence, and commercial success began as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, formed in 1964 with musical partner Art Garfunkel...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth13 October 1941
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
jobs work believe
We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away.
song favorite-song
I like them all. ... They're all pictures of me when I wrote them. ... I have no favorite songs.
moving thinking play
Instead of thinking in terms of chords, I think of voice-leading; that is, melody line and bass line, and where the bass line goes. If you do that, you'll have the right chord. [These voices] will give you some alternatives, and you can play those different alternatives to hear which one suits your ear... Keep the bass line moving so you don't stay in one spot: if you have an interesting bass line and you roll it against the melody, the chords are going to come out right.
baseball wells
The phrasing didn't work as well.
baseball use metaphor
It was easier than explaining DiMaggio's use as a metaphor.
degrees preference screens
The degree of customization possible through your Preferences screens is awesome.
thinking too-much my-own
Maybe I think too much for my own good.
powerful thinking influence
I don't think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn't really escape the influence.
guitar reason
Elvis was the reason I picked up the guitar.
father umpires house
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?
fashion real eye
I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don't get sentimental. I think we're all afraid to reveal our hearts. It's not at all in fashion.
inspirational dance kids
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.
two guy together
We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside from that, we're really two different guys.
song albums streets
When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets.