You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success.
Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
Who am I to blow against the wind?
When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets.
We've survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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 got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry.
There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.
How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
I always get very calm with baseball.
I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.
I don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and Garfunkel as a studio act.
I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it.
I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want to get brutal about it.
It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to like him.
Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio.
People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
