When we came into the studio I became more and more me, making the tracks and choosing the musicians, partly because a great deal of the time during Bridge, Artie wasn't there.

Quote by Paul Simon

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Listen to the sound of silence.

Listen to the sound of silence.

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

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

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...

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...

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for...

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for...

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....

It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to...

It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't...

Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't...

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,...

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...

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 think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want...

I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want...

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 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...