Artie 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.

Quote by Paul Simon

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I don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and...

I don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and...

We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside...

We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside...

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.

I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state...

I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state...

Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is...

Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is...

We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate...

We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate...

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up...

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up...

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...

We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But...

We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But...

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking...

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking...

One of the things that upset me was some of the criticism leveled at Simon...

One of the things that upset me was some of the criticism leveled at Simon...

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for...

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for...

Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

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

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

Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I...

Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I...

We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we...

We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we...

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place,...

You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place,...

I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway...

I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway...