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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
American Musician
Born: Oct 13, 1941
Good Life Me Think Time You
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I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one. Paul Simon
Funny Mother Restaurant Eating Reunion Said Gotta Chicken Child Eggs Dish Chinese Use Downtown
A man sees what he wants to see, And disregards the rest. Paul Simon
Man Rest See Sees He Wants
All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. Paul Simon
Man Rest Lies He Still Hear Hears Wants
There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful. Paul Simon
Hopeful About Something Sound Very Train Romantic Nostalgic
Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die. Paul Simon
Music You Following Until Up Forever Mature Die Should Grow Right
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence. Paul Simon
Silence Words Walls Prophets Written Halls Sounds Subway Whispered
Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work. Paul Simon
Work Good Good Work Everybody Bad Does Anybody
We've survived by believing our life is going to get better. Paul Simon
Life Better Our Survived Get Going Believing
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. Paul Simon
Fashion Heart Try Think Our Eye Out Open Reveal Real Up Get Hearts Afraid Sentimental Much Keen Keep
Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard? Paul Simon
Life Rest My Life Am Middle Hard Why Soft
When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal. Paul Simon
Unhappy Made Solo Solo Record Record Betrayal Something He Looked Very Artie
Listen to the sound of silence. Paul Simon
Silence Sound Listen
Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo. Paul Simon
Me Someone Happening Zoo
Who am I to blow against the wind? Paul Simon
Wind Am Blow Against Who Who Am I
Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good. Paul Simon
Myself Good You Made First Say Very Artist Being Mean Really Bargain
Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone. Paul Simon
Faith Setting Setting Sun Everyone Sun Proof Bottom Bottom Line Island Line
I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway all the time. He'd say, Damn it, how do you tell one of these houses from another? Paul Simon
Time You Father Drive Damn Say Tell Attached Driveway He Wrong House Another Houses How Used Lived
Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio. Paul Simon
Nothing Joe Joe DiMaggio Dated Robinson Little Now
My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears. Paul Simon
Life Music Sometimes Tears My Life Disappears Common Substitute Cannot Even
When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets. Paul Simon
Own About My Own More Songs Became Making Were Began Streets Albums
I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally moved? I don't believe anything that Barry Manilow sings. Paul Simon
People Believe Entertained Emotion Emotionally Him Sings Question Moved Anything Barry
I don't like fashion. It's very heartless. Paul Simon
Fashion Like Very Heartless
Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success. Paul Simon
Success Would Voice Never Without Arthur Enjoyed
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. Paul Simon
Time Great Me Musicians Great Deal More More And More Studio Partly Tracks Became Because Deal Making Came Artie Choosing Bridge
We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry. Paul Simon
Dance Kids Ourselves Would Record Rate Got Bandstand American Where Then Tom Jerry
The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it. Paul Simon
Finished Way Out Stay Record Record Company Take Whenever Company
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