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
life girl morning
* She said, why don't we both just sleep on it tonight And I believe, in the morning you'll begin to see the light And then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right There must be fifty ways to leave your lover, fifty ways to leave your lover Paul Simon, Still Crazy After All These Years (1975), 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover First thing I remember when you came into my life I said I wanna get that girl, no matter what I do Well I guess I've been in love before and once or twice have been on the floor But I've never loved no-one the way that I love you.
girl dream shining
Sail on silver girl, sail on by...your time has come to shine all your dreams are on their way...see how they shine..oh and if you need a friend. I'm sailing right behind......
dreams girl sail shine silver time
Sail on, Silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine
ages amazed american-musician expected minor silence sound utterly
Between the ages of 15 and 22, I had made only one very minor hit, so I expected everything to be a flop. I was utterly amazed that The Sound of Silence was a big hit.
american-musician man
A man sees what he wants to see, And disregards the rest.
act certain dialogue found hold impossible
We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But I found it impossible to hold a dialogue with 500,000 people. In a certain sense, it was numbing.
american-musician
It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to like him.
artie became came choosing deal great partly studio time tracks
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.
lonely eye gone
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
song sound glory
Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
heart love-is losing
Losing love is like a window in your heart...
How can you live in the Northeast?
two voice harmony
How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
track people break-out
Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.