Summary
After over half a century in the business, Paul Simon is still making music.
Andy Welch finds out what the legendary New Jersey musician believes makes the perfect song MAGINE having just turned 70 and still doing the same job you did when you were 16. Of course, being a singer-songwriter isn't as gruelling as, say, being a coal miner, but it's still pretty admirable. In an age of overnight, internet- born sensations and fickle talent-show success stories that vanish as quickly as they arrive, the idea of a 54-year music career seems all the more staggering. It all began for Paul Simon, born in Newark, New Jersey, when, aged 11, he and childhood friend Art Garfunkel sang together. Their close harmonies immediately made them stand out from the crowd, often being asked to sing at school concerts.See the full content of this document
Extract
Paul Simon, Right,
Just a few years later, the pair would become used to performing to much, much bigger crowds. At the age of 12, Simon wrote The Girl For Me.
It became "the neighbourhood hit", he says, with Simon's professional m...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
