People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.

Quote by Paul Simon

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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 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....

The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our...

The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our...

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...

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...

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....

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 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...

I always get very calm with baseball.

I always get very calm with baseball.

How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can...

How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can...

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...

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

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...

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

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

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

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...

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 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...

We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside...

We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside...