Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Quote by Paul Simon

Topics: Paul Simon Quotes

Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't...

Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't...

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...

I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want...

I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally...

I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally...

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special...

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special...

Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success.

Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success.

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough.

Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough.

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

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

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....

I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it.

I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it.

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

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

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...