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
summer photography nice
Kodachrome, it gives us those nice bright colors Gives us the greens of summers Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah! I got a Nikon camera, I love to take a photograph So momma, don't take my Kodachrome away...
perfection people magic
People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
moving artistic-life interesting
My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It's the only thing I find interesting.
humble use want
You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
song mean trying
I like working with sound; sound and rhythm. I like the abstract more than "What does that mean?" Nobody ever says to you, "Why did you use a harmonium?" Or "What is that ringing sound that occurs here?" The questions are always "What does that song mean?" or "What were you trying to say here?"
humor special littles
If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.
writing mystery songwriting
Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
lying rain good-day
She said a good day ain't got no rain She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed And I think of things that might have been
song writing interesting
The abstract music is just more interesting because it doesn't really have anything to say, but if it is good, it creates thoughts and feelings, and I enjoy that. For me, once the music creates those thoughts and feelings, I begin to write a song about it.
weather today needs
I get the news I need on the weather report And I have nothing to do today but smile
pain rocks islands
And a rock feels no pain; And an island never cries.
graduation memories long-ago
Time it was And what a time it was, it was A time of innocence A time of confidences Long ago it must be I have a photograph Preserve your memories They're all that's left you
play doe different
There are lots of really good guitarists, but they play with the same pedals that everybody else does. Everybody buys the same pedals, so the sounds tend to be the same. I am looking for different ways of doing that without having to spend days and weeks and months fooling around with pedals, which I don't enjoy.
frost lost notes
And you read your emily dickinson, And I my robert frost. And we note our place with bookmarkers That measure what weve lost.