Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simonis an American musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Simon's fame, influence, and commercial success began as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, formed in 1964 with musical partner Art Garfunkel...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth13 October 1941
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
friendship long pals
If you'll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
cutting knives rock-and-roll
Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
way lovers
There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
song writing pleasure
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.
albums lasts rate
I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it.
rejection fifty way
Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
believe people emotion
I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally moved? I don't believe anything that Barry Manilow sings.
talking people thought-provoking
People talking without speaking,/ People listening without hearing...Sounds of Silence.
beauty art communication
...music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
people addiction hunger
The public hungers to see talented young people kill themselves.
emotional lucky pressure
I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy.
faces tomorrow
And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
mother children writing
Most of the time, when I had hits as a soloist - maybe not so much with Simon & Garfunkel - I was surprised they were hits. I didn't know what the hits were. I never thought that 'Loves Me Like A Rock' was going to be a hit, or 'Mother And Child Reunion,' or '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover.' They didn't sound like what the hits sounded like at the time. Radio was more open to things that weren't exactly what every other hit was.
song couple writing
I don't really know why an idea comes to me. But all of a sudden, an idea comes and from experience I can intuit what something means when an interesting line pops up. Or I can intuit what an interesting choice might be. And I can try a couple of different choices, and see which one feels right, and then continue the song to see where it goes.