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
artie became came choosing deal great partly studio time tracks
When we came into the studio I became more and more me, making the tracks and choosing the musicians, partly because a great deal of the time during Bridge, Artie wasn't there.
american-musician
It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to like him.
act certain dialogue found hold impossible
We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But I found it impossible to hold a dialogue with 500,000 people. In a certain sense, it was numbing.
song cutting leaving
In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down... or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame "I am leaving! I am leaving" but the fighter still remains.
pain aches-and-pains certain
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.
hope cancer heart
The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
sex blessed luck
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.
girl dream shining
Sail on silver girl, sail on by...your time has come to shine all your dreams are on their way...see how they shine..oh and if you need a friend. I'm sailing right behind......
writing thinking years
Philip Larkin didn't write for several years before his life ended. And when he was asked why he didn't write, he said the muse deserted him. It sort of scared me. That's why I think I have no right to assume that some thought is going to come. ... But I think, in my imagination, if it is it, there will probably be something else I'm interested in.
wall silence subway
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
doubt belief stand-alone
And so you see I have come to doubt -All that I once held as true ~ I stand alone without beliefs -The only truth I know is you
fun writing path
I 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.
funny life happiness
I've got nothing to do today but smile.
simple challenges supreme
A songwriter's supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time