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
thinking compare studios
I don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and Garfunkel as a studio act.
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.
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.
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.
moving thinking play
Instead of thinking in terms of chords, I think of voice-leading; that is, melody line and bass line, and where the bass line goes. If you do that, you'll have the right chord. [These voices] will give you some alternatives, and you can play those different alternatives to hear which one suits your ear... Keep the bass line moving so you don't stay in one spot: if you have an interesting bass line and you roll it against the melody, the chords are going to come out right.
thinking unusual-things looks
A phenomenon occurs but because you're in the middle of it, you just think it's your life-until it's over. And then you look back and say, What an unusual thing happened to me in the '60s.
thinking laughing
The more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
thinking two people
There are two sorts of people in the world: Those who listen and those who are thinking about what they are going to say next.
powerful thinking pale
Every time the industry gets powerful, and corporate thinking dominates what the music is, then the music really pales.
thinking brain want
I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want to get brutal about it.
writing thinking years
Philip Larkin didn't write for several years before his life ended. And when he was asked why he didn't write, he said the muse deserted him. It sort of scared me. That's why I think I have no right to assume that some thought is going to come. ... But I think, in my imagination, if it is it, there will probably be something else I'm interested in.
election handling hope rational return thinking
I hope with the election over, rational thinking will return to the handling of this situation,
charlie divorce eat fat files weight year
Fat Charlie the archangel files for divorce, he says, well this will eat up a year of my life, and there's all that weight to be lost.