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born 1941 United States

Paul Frederic Simon (born 13 October 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. He is the husband of Edie Brickell, whom he married in 1992.

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Also known as: Simon, Paul

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Far above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates.
The earth is blue.
And everything about it is a love song. Everything about it.

Surprise (2006)

So you start with an impulse and go to what your ear likes.

And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made...

I'm trying to tap into some wisdom. Even a little drop will do...

When times get rough and friends just can't be found … like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down...

In the naked light I saw ten thousand people maybe more — people talking without speaking — people hearing without listening...

This is near enough true bliss.

I'm on my way, I don't know where I'm goin',
I'm on my way, I'm takin' my time, but I don't know where...

There were incidents and accidents there were hints and allegations...

And the war rages on in a land called somewhere
And Generals order their men to kill
And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten
While a little cloud weeps on the side of a hill.

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.

First thing I remember when you came into my life
I said I wanna get that girl, no matter what I do
Well I guess I've been in love before and once or twice have been on the floor
But I've never loved no-one the way that I love you.

One-Trick Pony (1980)

No I would not give you false hope
On this strange and mournful day
But the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away...

I write from instinct, from inexplicable sparkle. … I wait till I come across a pleasing accident. Then I start to develop it.

These are the days of miracle and wonder,
This is the long distance call… These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don't cry, baby, don't cry, don't cry.

Still crazy after all these years...

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.

Surprise (2006)

A man walks down the street
He says why am I soft in the middle now
Why am I soft in the middle
The rest of my life is so hard
I need a photo opportunity
I want a shot at redemption
Don’t want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard.

Time, time, time, see what's become of me,
While I looked around,
For my possibilities;
I was so hard to please.
But look around, leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter.

When you're weary
Feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
I'm on your side
When times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Paul Simon (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.