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
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.
song albums streets
When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets.
two guy together
We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside from that, we're really two different guys.
inspirational dance kids
We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry.
fashion real eye
I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don't get sentimental. I think we're all afraid to reveal our hearts. It's not at all in fashion.
father umpires house
I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway all the time. He'd say, Damn it, how do you tell one of these houses from another?
guitar reason
Elvis was the reason I picked up the guitar.
powerful thinking influence
I don't think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn't really escape the influence.
thinking too-much my-own
Maybe I think too much for my own good.
degrees preference screens
The degree of customization possible through your Preferences screens is awesome.
baseball use metaphor
It was easier than explaining DiMaggio's use as a metaphor.
baseball wells
The phrasing didn't work as well.