It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a lot of time agonising over it. It's of no importance once it's finished.

Quote by Paul Simon

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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 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.

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 always get very calm with baseball.

I always get very calm with baseball.

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...

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...

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

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

Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph ~~ Preserve your memories, they're all...

Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph ~~ Preserve your memories, they're all...

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....

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

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...

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...

Listen to the sound of silence.

Listen to the sound of silence.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

A man sees what he wants to see, And disregards the rest.

A man sees what he wants to see, And disregards the rest.

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...