I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime, Exaggerating this, exaggerating that.
Listen to the sound of silence.
I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want to get brutal about it.
Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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.
My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It's the only thing I find interesting.
Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody and words, it's pleasure, but you don't get wiped out.
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.
People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.