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Hilburn, Robert.
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Simon, Paul, 1941-
Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
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Hilburn, Robert.
Simon, Paul, 1941-
Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
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Paul
Simon
[sound recording] : the
life
/ Robert Hilburn.
by
Hilburn, Robert.
Simon and Schuster Audioworks, p2018.
Call #:
COMPACT DISC 781.63092 S596h
Subjects
Simon
,
Paul
, 1941-
Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781508259923
Format:
[sound recording] :
Edition:
Unabridged.
Description:
10 compact discs (12 hrs.) : Dolby digital ; 12 cm.
Performers:
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris.
Summary:
"For more than fifty years,
Paul
Simon
has spoken to us in songs about alienation, doubt, resilience, and empathy in ways that have established him as one of the most beloved artists in American pop music history. But
Simon
is a deeply private person who has resisted speaking to us outside of his music. He has said he will not write an autobiography or memoir, and he has refused to talk to previous biographers. Finally,
Simon
has opened up--for more than one hundred hours of interviews--to Robert Hilburn, whose biography of Johnny Cash was named by Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times as one of her ten favorite books of 2013. The result is a landmark book that will take its place as the defining biography of one of America's greatest artists. It begins in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, where, raised by a bandleader father and schoolteacher mother,
Simon
grew up with the twin passions of baseball and music. The latter took over at age twelve when he and schoolboy chum Art Garfunkel became infatuated with the alluring harmonies of doo-wop. Together, they became international icons, and then
Simon
went on to even greater artistic heights on his own. But beneath the surface of his storied five-decade career is a roller coaster of tumultuous personal and professional ups and downs. From his remarkable early success with Garfunkel to their painfully acrimonious split; from his massive early hits as a solo artist to the wrenching commercial failures of One-Trick Pony and Hearts and Bones; from the historic comeback success of Graceland and The Rhythm of the Saints to the star-crossed foray into theater with The Capeman and a late-career creative resurgence--his is a musical
life
unlike any other. Over the past three years, Hilburn has conducted in-depth interviews with scores of
Paul
Simon
's friends, family, colleagues, and others--including ex-wives Carrie Fisher and Peggy Harper, who spoke for the first time--and even penetrated the inner circle of
Simon
's long-reclusive muse, Kathy Chitty. The result is a deeply human account of the challenges and sacrifices of a
life
in music at the highest level. In the process, Hilburn documents
Simon
's search for artistry and his constant struggle to protect that artistry against distractions--fame, marriage, divorce, drugs, record company interference, rejection, and insecurity--that have derailed so many great pop figures.
Paul
Simon
is an intimate and inspiring narrative that helps us finally understand
Paul
Simon
the person and the artist."--From publisher.
Genre:
Adult books on CD.
Biographies.
Other authors:
Boutsikaris, Dennis.
Audioworks (Firm)
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1
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Adult Nonfiction on CD
COMPACT DISC 781.63092 S596h
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