Paul Simon

Who am I to blow against the wind?

Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

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.

I don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and Garfunkel as a studio act.

I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully. The Boxer was a really nice record. But I don't think I've written any great songs.

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.

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.

Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success.

I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want to get brutal about it.

I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.

We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside from that, we're really two different guys.

We've survived by believing our life is going to get better.

We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But I found it impossible to hold a dialogue with 500,000 people. In a certain sense, it was numbing.

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.

I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing.

Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio.

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.

When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets.

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.