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 ofhis 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 music * Explores the complex relationship between PaulSimon and Art Garfunkel through years of their musical breakups and reunions * Reveals personal details, with interviews, of Simon's life away from music *Includes dozens of exclusive photographs, several published for the first time Whether 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 manysurprising twists and turns of his life and work as a songwriter, a performer, and an icon of Boomer Generation INDICE: Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part One. Tom s Mystic Journey. Chapter Three. Kathys Song. Chapter Four. Part Two. Simon . Chapter Five. The Sound of Simon. Chapter Six. A Gathering of the Tribes. Chapter Seven. The Graduate. Chapter Eight. A Time It Was. Part Three. Simon Without Garfunkel. ChapterNine. So Lonf Frank Lloyd Wright. Chapter Ten. On Top And Alone. Chapter Eleven. Still Crazy. Chapter Twelve. Where Have You Gone, Mr. Simon? Chapter Thirteen. The Prince and the Princess and the Pony. Chapter Fourteen. Saturday in the Park with Paul and ArtieAnd Carrie. Part Four. Going to Graceland. Chapter Fifteen. Redemptions First Finale. Chapter Sixteen. Saintly Rhythms. Chapter Seventeen. New Bohemian. Chapter Eighteen. The Singing Capeman. Part Five. Making Plans for the Past with Simon and Garfunkel and Joe. Chapter Nineteen. Ladies and Gentlemen, Simon And Garfunkel. Appendix: Discography. Notes. References. Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-43363-8
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 29/10/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés