A biography for Paul Simonhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.”
“Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that.”
“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.”
“I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work.”
“Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough.”
“As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death.”
“Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio.”
“I have my booksAnd my poetry to protect me;I am shielded in my armor,Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.I touch no one and no one touches me.I am a rock,I am an island.”
“Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.”
“How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.”
“...and all the people said 'What a shame that he's dead, but wasn't he a most peculiar man?”
“אנו מאמינים שאנו גולשים במורד הכביש כשלמעשה אנו מחליקים.”
“פגשתי את את אהבתי הישנה ברחוב אתמול בלילה, היא נראתה כה שמחה לראות אותי, ואני חייכתי.”
“אני מפריח מחשבה, והיא עפה כחץ אל העתיד בימי חיי ומעבר להם.”
“משאים ומתנים ושירי אהבה נחשבים פעמים רבות בטעות כאותו הדבר.”
“אחד וחצי יהודים נודדים חופשיים ללכת לאן שהם רוצים.”
“חייבות להיות חמישים דרכים כיצד לעזוב את אהובתך.”
“כל הבעיה היא בראש שלך, היא אמרה לי.”
“עדיין משוגע אחרי כל אותן שנים.”