Paul Frederic Simon
9/11 benefit performance (2001)
Born: 13 October 1941, Newark, New Jersey
Influenced by the Everly Brothers, Paul and his friend Art Garfunkel began singing together, often performing at high school events, and had some commercial success under the name "Tom and Jerry". After college, Paul wrote or recorded over 30 songs under various names before teaming up with Garfunkel again in 1964. Starting with "The Sound of Silence" the duo seemed to define my generation. The pair broke up in 1970 and Simon's solo career has continued. In 2007 he received the first Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress to go along with being inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (with Garfunkel (1990) and without (2001)), Kennedy Center Honors (2002), thirteen Grammys, and an Emmy.
Biography from Wikipedia and PBS American Masters
Paul Simon quotes:
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- A man sees what he wants to see, And disregards the rest. permalink
Paul Simon - After all those years of automatic success, you don't get nervous any more. It's really necessary to be nervous and be a little bit frightened. It pumps the adrenalin into you and you really get down there and try. permalink
Paul Simon - All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. permalink
Paul Simon - Although I was able to study music with teachers, I never studied lyric writing. I read poetry, and I read other lyricists. But they were never writing in the style or the form that I was interested in. permalink
Paul Simon - Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that. permalink
Paul Simon - Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good. permalink
Paul Simon - Between the ages of 15 and 22, I had made only one very minor hit, so I expected everything to be a flop. I was utterly amazed that The Sound of Silence was a big hit. permalink
Paul Simon - During some hashish reverie I was thinking, I earn my living by writing and singing songs. If I were born 100 ago I'd be in Vienna or wherever my ancestors came from-Hungary-and I couldn't be a guitarist-songwriter. There were none. permalink
Paul Simon - Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough. permalink
Paul Simon - 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. permalink
Paul Simon - I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing. permalink
Paul Simon - I don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and Garfunkel as a studio act. permalink
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 like it, but I'm not satisfied with almost everything that I do. permalink
Paul Simon - I feel I should try to reveal. When you hit it right, you produce an emotional response in the listener that can be cathartic. When you're wrong, you're soppy, sentimental. permalink
Paul Simon - 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? permalink
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