Maybe the heart is part of the mist. Paul Simon More Quotes by Paul Simon More Quotes From Paul Simon Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song. Paul Simon glorysoundsong 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. Paul Simon elementsartistart One man's ceiling is another man's floor. Paul Simon ceilingsperspectivemen People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I'm learning as I go. Paul Simon feelsinspirationalpeople Improvisation is too good to leave to chance. Paul Simon improvisationchance 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 artistic-lifechangemoving I just said, you know, this is a great track but this lyric, I don't believe it. It sounds like I'm trying to say something, instead of it naturally coming out of me, like I was saying something that I already knew. Anyway, I can't remember what it was. And either I threw it all out or I threw 90 percent of it out, and kept a line or two. That's happened a couple of times to me. Not too often, but a couple of times. Very aggravating when it does happen. Paul Simon couplewritingbelieve The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence. Paul Simon words-of-wisdomwallsilence When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all. Paul Simon learningeducationschool I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me. Paul Simon lastsloversnight I feel I should try to reveal. When you hit it right, you produce an emotional response in the listener that can be cathartic. When you're wrong, you're soppy, sentimental. Paul Simon sentimentalemotionaltrying When I first heard Elvis perform "Bridge Over Trouble Water" it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that? Paul Simon bridgeswaterfirsts A songwriter's supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time Paul Simon supremesimplechallenges There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful. Paul Simon sound-doctrinehopefulromantic-love I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we'll make peace with each other . . . No rush. Paul Simon making-peaceregretone-day There must be 50 ways to leave your lover. Paul Simon loversway Life I love you, all is groovy. Paul Simon groovylove-you Cecilia was made in a living room on a Sony. It was like a little piece of magical fluff, bur it works. El Condor Pasa a Los Incas record that I love. Bridge is a very strong melodic song. Paul Simon strongbridgessong 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 humorspeciallittles 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 alaskaperfectionpeople
