Paul Simon: A Life

Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0470433639 
ISBN 13
9780470433638 
Category
Nonfiction  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2010 
Publisher
Wiley 
Pages
336 
Description
The definitive biography of legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon.Paul Simon, one of the country's most popular musicians, has been a dynamic creative force for more than half a century. Now New York Times bestselling biographer Marc Eliot draws on extensive research and original interviews to trace the incredible life and career of this iconic musician. Along the way Eliot examines Simon's early struggles to succeed as a singer-songwriter, the ups and downs of his decades-long collaboration with Art Garfunkel, his at-times obsessive admiration and competitive drive with Bob Dylan, his musical triumphs such as Still Crazy After All These Years and Graceland, the spectacular failure of his Broadway musical The Capeman, and much more.The first comprehensive biography of Paul Simon and his musicExplores the complex relationship between Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel through years of their musical breakups and reunionsReveals personal details, with interviews, of Simon's life away from musicIncludes dozens of exclusive photographs, several published for the first timeWhether you grew up listening to classic Simon and Garfunkel songs or came to love Paul Simon's music through his solo albums, this highly entertaining biography will give you a new understanding of this talented artist and the many surprising twists and turns of his life and work as a songwriter, a performer, and an icon of Boomer Generation. - from Amzon 
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