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
dream home leaving
There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
home night news
I didn't get how big it was until I went home, turned on the television and saw it on all the news, and later that night on the front pages of all the newspapers. Then I got it.
new-york home winter
I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone, Going home, where the new york city winters aren't bleedin' me.
home passion men
I know a man He came from my home town He wore his passion for his woman Like a thorny crown He said "Dolores I live in fear My love for you's so overpowering I'm afraid that I will disappear
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.