I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully. The Boxer was a really nice record. But I don't think I've written any great songs.

Quote by Paul Simon

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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....

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...

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

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...

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...

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...

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...

My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm...

My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm...

Listen to the sound of silence

Listen to the sound of silence

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...

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

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

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...

The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our...

The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our...

We've survived by believing our life is going to get better.

We've survived by believing our life is going to get better.

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...

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.

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 don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can...

I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can...

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...

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...