There must be 50 ways to leave your lover. |
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. |
We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside from that, we're really two different guys. |
Listen to the sound of silence. |
When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets. |
We've survived by believing our life is going to get better. |
There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful. |
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. |
I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives. |
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence. |
Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success. |
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. |
You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen. |
One of the things that upset me was some of the criticism leveled at Simon and Garfunkel. I always took exception to it, but actually I agree with a lot of it. |
I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music. I can't imagine myself not playing or singing or writing. It would just drive me crazy if I didn't. |
I always get very calm with baseball. |
I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy. |
Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough. |
Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do. |
Artie travels all the time. The rehearsals were just miserable. Artie and I fought all the time. He didn't want to do the show with my band; he just wanted me on acoustic guitar. |