I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I'm through. Paul Simon More Quotes by Paul Simon More Quotes From Paul Simon I like them all. They're all pictures of me when I wrote them. I have no favorite songs. Paul Simon favorite-songsong She said, why don't we both just sleep on it tonight, Paul Simon girlmorninglife Kodachrome, it gives us those nice bright colors Gives us the greens of summers Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah! I got a Nikon camera, I love to take a photograph So momma, don't take my Kodachrome away. Paul Simon nicephotographysummer I have my books and my poetry to protect me Paul Simon protectbook After all those years of automatic success, you don't get nervous any more. It's really necessary to be nervous and be a little bit frightened. It pumps the adrenalin into you and you really get down there and try. Paul Simon littlestryingyears Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life. Paul Simon knivesrock-and-rollcutting Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone. Paul Simon faithislandsreality You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen. Paul Simon usehumblewant Much of songwriting is simply a mystery. Paul Simon songwritingmysterywriting Sail on silver girl Paul Simon girlshiningdream It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964. Paul Simon stonesyears 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 fashioneyereal Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover. Paul Simon rejectionfiftyway Don't want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard. Paul Simon yardscartoondeath 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. Paul Simon trackbreak-uppeople 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. Paul Simon playmovingthinking Take two bodies and you twirl them into one, their hearts and their bones, and they won't come undone. Paul Simon bodyhearttwo The abstract music is just more interesting because it doesn't really have anything to say, but if it is good, it creates thoughts and feelings, and I enjoy that. For me, once the music creates those thoughts and feelings, I begin to write a song about it. Paul Simon writingsonginteresting All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That's the whole point. Paul Simon life-and-loveenjoy-lifefaith 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. Paul Simon influencepowerfulthinking
