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

Quote by Paul Simon

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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...

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 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...

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 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 think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully....

I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully....

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...

I'm more interested in what I discover than what I invent.

I'm more interested in what I discover than what I invent.

I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime,...

I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime,...

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...

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

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

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....

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority...

I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority...

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...

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...

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...

I always get very calm with baseball.

I always get very calm with baseball.

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...