Paul Simonon Quotes

Seven years without a break really takes a toll on you, and you don't even realize it. You're affected by other people, and after a while, sometimes they have love for you, and sometimes they don't.

Paul Simonon

• Love
• Realize
• Affect

I never wanted to go back and relive the glory days; I just want to keep moving forward. That's what I took from punk. Keep going. Don't look back.

Paul Simonon

• Back
• Glory
• Keep Going

There was a point after the whole intensity of the Clash finally subsided when I just found that painting grounded me in a way that music didn't.

Paul Simonon

• Music
• Way
• Painting

I obviously had my reggae, but I got quite into rockabilly when I was a kid, because I was trying to find something that represented me as a white person.

Paul Simonon

• Person
• Kid
• Represented

Being outside on your own in all weathers is exciting; it clears you out.

Paul Simonon

• Exciting
• Outside
• Clears

I love putting paint on canvas, getting lost in the process of painting.

Paul Simonon

• Love
• Process
• Paint

Obviously, a bass sounds like a bass and a guitar sounds like a guitar, but the way you play the guitar reflects your personality.

Paul Simonon

• Personality
• Sound
• Guitar

I'm not knocking conceptual art; it's another department, but it doesn't move me like painting.

Paul Simonon

• Art
• Painting
• Conceptual

We were starting to lose track with Earth because fame and success brings you many things that you're not really prepared for or know how to deal with as a human being.

Paul Simonon

• Success
• Earth
• Track