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My Take
What I admire about Edie Brickell is how she broke through on her own terms. Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars hitting No. 4 in 1988 with the New Bohemians is one of those debuts that feels effortless but clearly wasn't, and her loose, conversational phrasing still sounds fresh to me. I find it telling that someone who came up through Dallas's Booker T. Washington arts high school never fully chased the spotlight. Being married to Paul Simon could easily overshadow an artist, but to me her voice has always stood on its own. I'd love to hear her keep writing.
Overview
Edie Arlisa Brickell (born March 10, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter widely known for 1988's Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, the debut album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, which went to No. 4 on the Billboard albums chart. She is married to singer-songwriter Paul Simon.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Edie Brickell
- Name (Japanese)
- エディ・ブリッケル
- Reading
- えでぃ・ぶりっける
- Born
- March 10, 1966 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / singer / guitarist / composer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.