Paul Simon: A Life
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 music
- Explores the complex relationship between Paul Simon 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 many surprising twists and turns of his life and work as a songwriter, a performer, and an icon of Boomer Generation.
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Book details
- Author
- Marc Eliot
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 336
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Biography & Autobiography › Music
- Topics
- Simon and Garfunkel · singer-songwriters · musician biography · American music history · Art Garfunkel · Graceland · Bob Dylan
- ISBN-13
- 9780470433638
About the author
MARC ELIOT is a New York Times bestselling author who has written more than two dozen books on popular culture, published in more than twenty-five languages. His recent books include American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood, To the Limit: The Untold Story of the Eagles and Death of a Rebel.
Eliot holds a B.A. from City College, New York, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. His book Walt Disney: Hollywood’s Dark Prince received an award, and his work has appeared in a number of publications.
When he’s not writing, Eliot speaks about film at universities and to film groups, and on radio and television.
Marc lives in New York City and Woodstock, New York.