Paul Simon

by Patrick Humphries

Traces the life and career of the popular American singer-songwriter and looks at his major recordings

Genres: Music, Biography, Nonfiction

164 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Writer and journalist Patrick Humphries is the author of acclaimed biographies of Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, and Richard Thompson. He lives in London, England.

Reviews

[Darla Ebert]

While I have loved the mellow music of Simon and Garfunkel over the years, and certainly respected and admired their low-key conservative lyrics, this book just did not give enough background for Paul Simon himself. Perhaps it was basically written to delineate the albums and singles of Paul Simon, with and without Art G. That too is fine and ok. I just wanted a bit more of the real Paul Simon. Maybe the man himself will write his memoirs someday.