All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.

Quote by Paul Simon

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When we came into the studio I became more and more me, making the tracks...

When we came into the studio I became more and more me, making the tracks...

Artie travels all the time. The rehearsals were just miserable. Artie and I fought all...

Artie travels all the time. The rehearsals were just miserable. Artie and I fought all...

Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be...

Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be...

There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.

I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.

Listen to the sound of silence

Listen to the sound of silence

When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He...

When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He...

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and...

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and...

I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music....

I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music....

When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about...

When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about...

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't...

As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't...

It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a...

It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a...

The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take...

The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take...

I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a...

I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a...

My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears.

My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears.

Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become...

Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become...

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then...

I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then...

My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on....

My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on....