Paul Simon quotes

Paul Simon is an influential American singer-songwriter and musician, renowned for his work as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel as well as his solo career. His innovative songwriting blends elements of folk, rock, pop, and world music to create timeless hits. He has earned numerous awards and continues to inspire generations of artists and listeners. Here are 187 of his quotes:

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

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The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.

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Take me. I'm an ordinary player in the key of C. And my will was broken by my pride and my vanity. Who's gonna love you when you're looks are gone? God will. Like he waters the flowers on your window sill.

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I like them all. ... They're all pictures of me when I wrote them. ... I have no favorite songs.

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Sonny sits by his window and thinks to himself, how it's strange that some rooms are like cages, Sonny's yearbook from high school is down from the shelf and he idoly thumbs through the pages. Some have died, some have fled from themselves, or struggled from here to get there. Sonny wonders beyond his interior walls, runs his hands through his thining brown hair.

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Sail on Silver Girl, Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine If you need a friend I'm sailing right behind...

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I met my old lover on the street last night, She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled, And we talked about some old times, and we drank ourselves some beers, Still crazy after all these years, Oh, still crazy after all these years.

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Just slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan Don't need to be coy, Roy, just listen to me Hop on the bus, Gus, don't need to discuss much Just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.

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In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of ev'ry glove that laid him down Or cut him till he cried out In his anger and his shame "I am leaving, I am leaving."

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Maybe the heart is part of the mist. And that's all that there is or could ever exist. Maybe and maybe and maybe some more. Maybe's the exit that I'm looking for.

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Kodachrome, They give us those nice bright colours, Give 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 Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away.

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The problem is all inside your head, she said to me The answer is easy if you take it logically I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free There must be fifty ways to leave your lover.

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Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be so bold. Some people never say those words 'I love you' But, like a child, they're longing to be told.

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I'm gonna watch you shine, gonna watch you grow. Gonna paint a sign so you'll always know. As long as one and one is two. There could never be a father who loved His daughter more than I love you.

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I want to rid my heart of envy And cleanse my soul of rage Before I'm through.

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Slip slidin' away Slip slidin' away. You know the nearer your destination The more you're slip slidin' away.

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Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes.

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She said, 'Don't I know you from the cinematographer's party?' I said, 'Who am I to blow against the wind?

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I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would, if I could, I surely would I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would.

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When the papa found out, he began to shout, and he started the investigation It's against the law, it was against the law What the mama saw, it was against the law.

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Someone told me It's all happening at the zoo. I do believe it, I do believe it's true.

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A winter's day In a deep and dark December; I am alone, Gazing from my window to the streets below On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow. I am a rock, I am an island.

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