When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.

Quote by Paul Simon

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

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

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

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...

And so you see I have come to doubt ~~ All that I once held...

And so you see I have come to doubt ~~ All that I once held...

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...

Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be...

Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be...

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...

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...

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

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...

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...

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 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...

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...