Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody and words, it's pleasure, but you don't get wiped out.

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....

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about...

I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about...

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...

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

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

I always get very calm with baseball.

I always get very calm with baseball.

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...

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

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

Listen to the sound of silence

Listen to the sound of silence

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.

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and...

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and...

Listen to the sound of silence.

Listen to the sound of silence.

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

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