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My Take
For me, Paul Simon is the rare songwriter whose curiosity never calcified. Plenty of artists who defined the 1960s spent the rest of their careers re-singing their youth; Simon kept moving, from the folk intimacy of his years with Garfunkel to the globe-spanning rhythms of Graceland, always chasing a sound he had not made yet. The awards list is absurd, Grammys, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Gershwin Prize, but what I treasure is smaller: the precision of his lyrics, the way an ordinary sentence turns luminous in his hands. He wrote quietly, and the quiet still carries.
Overview
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel. Their blend of folk and rock, including hits such as "The Sound of Silence" (1965), "Mrs.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paul Simon
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・サイモン
- Reading
- ぽーる・さいもん
- Born
- October 13, 1941 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Snake
- Origin
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / songwriter / record producer / singer-songwriter / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Forest Hills High School
- University
- Queens College
Awards & achievements
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2012 Polar Music Prize
- Primetime Emmy Award
- 2001 MusiCares Person of the Year
- 2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Kennedy Center Honors
- 2007 Gershwin Prize
- 1998 Johnny Mercer Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | There Goes Rhymin' Simon | — | |
| Notable work | Still Crazy After All These Years | — | |
| Notable work | Graceland | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
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.