--- title: "4 Melody Quotes By Paul Simon" description: "4 Melody quotes by Paul Simon. Plus more from Paul Simon and more Melody sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/paul-simon-1703_ecstasy_not-every-song-i-write-is-ecstasy-and-it_504016.png" --- > [Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/not-every-song-i-write-is-ecstasy-and-it-can-happen-only-one-time/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/paul-simon-1703_ecstasy_not-every-song-i-write-is-ecstasy-and-it_504016.png) > [Instead of thinking in terms of chords, I think of voice-leading; that is, melody line and bass line, and where the bass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/instead-of-thinking-in-terms-of-chords-i-think-of-voice-leading-that/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/paul-simon-1703_alternatives_instead-of-thinking-in-terms-of-chords-i_623789.png) > [I see a correlation between short stories and songs, because of their length and for what they're meant to evoke. Combine certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/i-see-a-correlation-between-short-stories-and-songs-because-of-their/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/paul-simon-1703_certain_i-see-a-correlation-between-short-storie_1733280.png) > [My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm not a good enough guitarist to improvise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/my-voice-is-my-improvisational-instrument-the-melody-instrument-the/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/282/paul-simon-1703_enough_my-voice-is-my-improvisational-instrumen_2686063.png) ## Other authors on Melody - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-zach-condon-97138.jpg) Zach Condon 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/melody/zach-condon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-kumar-sanu-6129.jpg) Kumar Sanu 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/melody/kumar-sanu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andrew-bird-12885.jpg) Andrew Bird 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/melody/andrew-bird/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/melody/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-clare-21529.jpg) Cassandra Clare 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/melody/cassandra-clare/) - [Trentemøller 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/melody/trentem-ller/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pete-seeger-74651.jpg) Pete Seeger 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/melody/pete-seeger/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-miles-davis-68255.jpg) Miles Davis 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/melody/miles-davis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-huey-long-42562.jpg) Michel Legrand 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/melody/michel-legrand/) - [J.J. McAvoy 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/melody/j-j-mcavoy/) - [Enya 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/melody/enya/) ## More by Paul Simon > [A man walks down the street. It's a street in a strange world. Maybe it's the third world. Maybe it's his first time around.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/a-man-walks-down-the-street-it-s-a-street-in-a-strange-world-maybe-it/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [I didn't get how big it was until I went home, turned on the television and saw it on all the news, and later…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/i-didn-t-get-how-big-it-was-until-i-went-home-turned-on-the/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/it-s-pointless-to-be-critical-of-your-stuff-once-it-s-done-i-don-t/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [Medicine is magical and magical is art, the boy in the bubble, and the baby with the baboon heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/medicine-is-magical-and-magical-is-art-the-boy-in-the-bubble-and-the/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [Two times two is twenty-two, four times four is forty-four. When numbers get serious, they leave a mark on your door.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/two-times-two-is-twenty-two-four-times-four-is-forty-four-when/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [...what threatens us today in the world of computers and other invasions of privacy is not a national ID card but a number of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/what-threatens-us-today-in-the-world-of-computers-and-other-invasions/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [Life I love you, all is groovy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/life-i-love-you-all-is-groovy/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/i-would-be-willing-to-do-almost-anything-to-make-art-happy-i-care/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority of what I do. I shouldn't say I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/i-don-t-very-often-think-i-ve-done-a-good-job-i-don-t-like-the/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/i-rate-each-album-as-better-than-the-last-one-that-s-how-i-see-it/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [ I don't think \[Dylan and the Beatles\] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn't really… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/i-don-t-think-dylan-and-the-beatles-influenced-me-a-lot-i-think-it/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/the-words-of-the-prophets-are-written-on-the-subway-walls-and/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/i-m-not-in-it-for-the-money-i-like-music-i-love-to-write-music-i-can/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [No one dare disturb the sound of silence...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/no-one-dare-disturb-the-sound-of-silence/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [A fundamental requirement, overriding any other for this job, is an understanding of deafness-what it is and how it affects the educational experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/a-fundamental-requirement-overriding-any-other-for-this-job-is-an/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/melody/paul-simon/#itemlist", "name": "4 Melody Quotes By Paul Simon", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Not every song I write is ecstasy. 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