It doesn't take much for anyone to pick up anything I play - it's quite simple. I go for a good song. And if you hear a good song, you don't dissect it - you just listen, and every bit seems right.
Simplify, simplify.
You must go in quest of yourself, and you will find yourself again only in the simple and forgotten things.
Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.
But as a coach I wanted to keep things from being too complicated.
It is with happiness as with watches: the less complicated, the less easily deranged.
See simplicity in the complicated. Achieve greatness in little things
It's a very basic, simple idea, isn't it - saying thank you, saying sorry - and in the overcomplicated, over-busy world we live in it is very powerful.
It's only rock and roll, my god! It's not rocket science.
Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound.
I don't think being healthy has to be complicated.
I wanted just for people to know that, no matter how simple your life is, if you have millions or you don't have anything, you can be happy where you are.
Deep and simple are far, far more important than shallow and complicated and fancy.
Football - a simple game really, yet generally, in the game, we make the simple things seem harder. But it's those simple things that get you to the top.
Sometimes it is the simplest, seemingly most inane, most practical stuff that matters the most to someone.
There is a beauty and clarity that comes from simplicity that we sometimes do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions.
Just with the basic one guitar, one piano and one vocal and an audience, I think that the intimacy comes through more. People feel much more connected to the song because there's nothing in the way, and I actually enjoy doing that.
The great discoveries are usually obvious.
The greatest ideas are the simplest.
Sometimes the little things in life mean the most.
Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning.
The older I get, the more I realize the truth is the simpler the food, the more exceptional it can be.
Sometimes we think that the more expensive brands will be more effective. Sometimes if you stick to the basics, that's what really matters. That's what I do anyway.
Big games are usually about doing the simple things well - not trying to pull a rabbit out of a hat.
