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
guarantees-that punishment people
As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death.
believe paper dimes
I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime, Exaggerating this, exaggerating that.
thinking compare studios
I don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and Garfunkel as a studio act.
littles geek
Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio.
records way company
The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
book protect
I have my books and my poetry to protect me
cupcakes hiding pantry
Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes
guitar voice good-enough
My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm not a good enough guitarist to improvise on it.
song nice thinking
I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully. The Boxer was a really nice record. But I don't think I've written any great songs.
art mean firsts
Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good.
guitar rehearsal want
Artie travels all the time. The rehearsals were just miserable. Artie and I fought all the time. He didn't want to do the show with my band; he just wanted me on acoustic guitar.
upset criticism exception
One of the things that upset me was some of the criticism leveled at Simon and Garfunkel. I always took exception to it, but actually I agree with a lot of it.
jobs thinking done
I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority of what I do. I shouldn't say I don't like it, but I'm not satisfied with almost everything that I do.
betrayal unhappy records
When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.