I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway all the time. He'd say, Damn it, how do you tell one of these houses from another?
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.
Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.
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.
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
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 like fashion. It's very heartless.
Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.
Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.
The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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.
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.
There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
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.
People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a lot of time agonising over it. It's of no importance once it's finished.
The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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.
Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing.
