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

Quote by Paul Simon

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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 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.

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.

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

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

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...

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 try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a...

I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a...

Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become...

Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become...

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

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

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...

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

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

I always get very calm with baseball.

I always get very calm with baseball.

Time, time, time, See what's become of me, While I look around all my possibilities

Time, time, time, See what's become of me, While I look around all my possibilities

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...

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

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

Listen to the sound of silence

Listen to the sound of silence

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...

Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe...

Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe...

All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards...

All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards...