Author: Paul Simon

Quotes

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

- Paul Simon

My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It's the only thing I find interesting.

My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It's the only thing I find interesting.

- Paul Simon

My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears.

My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears.

- Paul Simon

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.

- Paul Simon

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.

- Paul Simon

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.

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.

- Paul Simon

Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

- Paul Simon

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.

- Paul Simon

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

- Paul Simon

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