Paul Simon “The life” biography published on May 8th

paul-simon-9781501112126_lgOn May 8th Simon & Schuster will publish ” Paul Simon – The Life ” written by Robert Hilburn.

Praise for this book:

“In this detailed recounting of the life of Paul Simon, veteran biographer Robert Hilburn delivers a lively, eye-opening tale of the evolution of a doo-wop kid from Queens into an international musical phenomenon. Best of all, Hilburn’s telling runs at just the right pace as it brings us inside Simon’s personal life, as well as inside his music—often song by song—while illuminating Simon’s ingenious adaptations of music from all over the world.” —Billy Collins

Go here for further information.

 

 

Extra shows added to The Final tour

Paul Simon added some concerts in the United States after the dates in Europe:

According to http://www.paulsimon.com these are the final dates.

Art Garfunkel also in Amsterdam

Art Garfunkel is touring at the moment in the USA and will bring him to Europe as well:

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Jan 12, 2018 Capitol Theatre Clearwater, FL
Jan 13, 2018 Capitol Theatre Clearwater, FL
Jan 14, 2018 Hayes Hall at Artis Naples, FL
Jan 16, 2018 Sharon Morse PAC The Villages, FL
Jan 18, 2018 Parker Playhouse Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jan 25, 2018 The Palladium Carmel, IN
Jan 26, 2018 Mendel Center Benton Harbor, MI
Jan 27, 2018 Palace Theatre Canton, OH
Feb 5, 2018 Charleston Music Hall Charleston, SC
Feb 6, 2018 Wilson Center Wilmington, NC
Feb 8, 2018 Carolina Theater Greensboro, NC
Feb 10, 2018 City Winery Atlanta, GA
Feb 11, 2018 City Winery Atlanta, GA
Mar 9, 2018 Elgin Community College Arts Center Elgin, IL
Mar 10, 2018 Wentz Concert Hall Naperville, IL
Apr 17, 2018 Gallo Center for the Arts Modesto, CA
Apr 19, 2018 Fox Theatre Redwood City, CA
Apr 20, 2018 Golden State Theatre Monterey, CA
Apr 21, 2018 The Uptown Theatre Napa, CA
Apr 27, 2018 Balboa Theatre San Diego, CA
Apr 28, 2018 Lancaster Performing Arts Center Lancaster, CA
Apr 29, 2018 Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA
May 10, 2018 Concord City Auditorium Concord, NH
May 11, 2018 City Winery Boston, MA
May 12, 2018 City Windery Boston, MA
May 31, 2018 Royal Albert Hall London, England
June 10, 2018 Vaerket Randers, Denmark
June 12, 2018 DK Koncerthuset Copenhagen, Denmark

Announced today is that May 29th, 2018, will bring Art Garfunkel to Amsterdam where he will be playing in Koninklijk (royal) Theater Carré.

Carré

Tickets will go on sale on friday February 9th.

Tour Dates 2018 “Homeward Bound – The farewell tour”

MAY 16, 2018 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
MAY 18, 2018 Seattle, WA Key Arena
MAY 19, 2018 Portland, OR MODA Center
MAY 22, 2018 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
MAY 23, 2018 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
MAY 25, 2018 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
MAY 27, 2018 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
MAY 30, 2018 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green
JUNE 01, 2018 Dallas, TX American Airlines Arena
JUNE 02, 2018 Houston, TX Toyota Center
JUNE 04, 2018 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
JUNE 06, 2018 Chicago, IL United Center
JUNE 08, 2018 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
JUNE 10, 2018 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Center
JUNE 12, 2018 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
JUNE 13, 2018 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
JUNE 15, 2018 Boston, MA TD Garden
JUNE 16, 2018 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
JUNE 19, 2018 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
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JUNE 20, 2018 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
JUNE 30, 2018 Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson Globe
JULY 01, 2018 Oslo, Norway Spektrum
JULY 03, 2018 Copenhagen, Denmark Royal Arena more info » ON SALE SOON
JULY 05, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis more info » ON SALE SOON
JULY 07, 2018 Amsterdam, Holland Ziggo Dome more info » ON SALE SOON
JULY 10, 2018 Manchester, UK Manchester Arena more info » ON SALE SOON
JULY 11, 2018 Glasgow, UK SSE Hydro more info » ON SALE SOON
JULY 13, 2018 Dublin, Ireland ROS Arena
JULY 15, 2018 London, UK Hyde Park BST Festival

From http://www.paulsimon.com:

Legendary songwriter, recording artist and performer Paul Simon, will embark on his farewell concert tour on May 16 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at Rogers Arena. Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour will encompass shows across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe, with Simon and his band bringing to the stage a stunning, career-spanning repertoire of timeless hits and classic songs which have permeated and influenced popular culture for generations.

Tickets for Paul Simon’s Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour will go on sale beginning February 8 at 9 a.m. in Europe and February 9 at 10 a.m. in North America and the UK. The complete tour itinerary is listed below. Go to PaulSimon.com for ticketing information as it becomes available.

According to Simon, the Homeward Bound tour is a fitting culmination of a performing career that began in the early 1960s and has coincided with his artistic journey as a songwriter and recording artist until the present day.

He said of this farewell tour, “I’ve often wondered what it would feel like to reach the point where I’d consider bringing my performing career to a natural end. Now I know: it feels a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating and something of a relief. I love making music, my voice is still strong, and my band is a tight, extraordinary group of gifted musicians. I think about music constantly. I am very grateful for a fulfilling career and, of course, most of all to the audiences who heard something in my music that touched their hearts.”

Having created a distinctive and beloved body of work that includes 13 studio albums, plus five studio albums as half of Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon is the recipient of 16 Grammy Awards, three of which—Bridge over Troubled WaterStill Crazy after All These Years, and Graceland—were Album of the Year honorees. In 2003, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in Simon & Garfunkel, and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

During his unparalleled career, Simon has achieved 29 Top 40 singles in the U.S. alone, with 14 of those reaching the Top 10 or higher, including “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” (which reached #1), “Kodachrome,” “Loves Me Like A Rock,” “Mother and Child Reunion,” “Late In The Evening,” “You Can Call Me Al” and many others. With Simon & Garfunkel, he wrote and performed the #1 singles, “The Sound of Silence,” “Mrs. Robinson,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” and numerous other timeless hits.

Paul Simon is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has been inducted into the
Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, both as a member of Simon & Garfunkel and as a solo artist. Simon was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2002 and was named one of Time magazine’s “100 People Who Shape Our World” in 2006. In 2007, Simon was awarded the inaugural Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, which recognizes the profound and positive effect of popular music on the world’s culture. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011. And in 2012, he was named the recipient of the prestigious Polar Music Prize along with classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

Simon’s philanthropic work includes the co-founding of the Children’s Health Fund (CHF), which donates and staffs 53 mobile medical units that bring health care to low-income children and their families in urban and rural locations around the United States. Since its inception in 1987, CHF has provided more than 3 million doctor/patient visits.

Throughout his career, Simon has also raised millions of dollars for worthy causes as varied as Autism Speaks, The Nature Conservancy, CURE, Tibet House and the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation’s Half-Earth Project, which is committed to stopping the species extinction crisis by conserving half the planet’s lands and oceans.

No more touring after coming July 15th

www. PaulSimon.com just released this message:

Paul Simon stops touring

There will be one more tour, a so-called Farewell-Tour, starting May 16 th in Vancouver (Canada) and will indeed end in London on July 15th.

I think, the fans, can only respect the decision by a great artist. We thank Paul, and his band, for the great music he brought to us all those years.

Thank you Paul Simon.

 

Last show or new tour in 2018

From www.telegraph.co.uk:

Paul Simon will make his last ever appearance on stage this summer, as part of the Barclaycard British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park. He will perform with support from Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor on Sunday, July 15.

The US singer-songwriter came to fame as half of Sixties folk duo Simon & Garfunkel but made his name as a solo artist, and won a Grammy for his comeback album Graceland in 1986.

The 76-year-old is yet to make a statement on the finality of what is being called “the farewell performance”. His last performance in the UK was in 2016, when he played two nights at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the European leg of his Stranger to Stranger tour.

So we are still not sure if it will be a “one off”  performance with Bonnie and James or part of a new tour. But when you are in the UK that day, you can see him!

So keep checking: http://www.paulsimon.com/

Best DVDs of 2017

First of all: Happy New Year to you all! I hope it will bring the best for all of you.

In the news: Best DVDs of 2017

In UK-magazine “Record Collector” (January 2018) Paul Simon’s The Concert in Hyde Park is mentioned as one of the best music DVDs released in 2017.

The magazine writes: ” It unfussily focuses on the strenghts of Simon and his brilliant band. These enormo-gigs don’t often come across brilliantly one the moment has passed, but the proPaul Simon The Concert in Hyde Parkducers have done a fine job in bottling the magic, without the toilet queues. There aren’t many capable of pulling crowds of this size  where you’d say the songs are the draw above the mythology  surrounding the artist, but the outpouring of pan-generational love that greets most of these suggest that’s the case with Simon. Here he performs them with the energy and respect they deserve, making it a must for fans.”

 

The authorised biography of Paul Simon is coming

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The authorised biography of Paul Simon will be published on May 8th next year.

From Amazon / Simon and Schuster:

see: https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Simon-Life-Robert-Hilburn/dp/1501112120/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1508312122&sr=8-4&keywords=paul+simon+biography

and here: http://www.roberthilburnonline.com/

A publishing event from music legend Paul Simon: an intimate, candid, and definitive biography written with Simon’s participation—but without editorial control—by acclaimed biographer and music writer Robert Hilburn.

Through such hits as “The Sound of Silence,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Still Crazy After All These Years,” and “Graceland,” Paul Simon has spoken to us in songs for a half-century about alienation, doubt, resilience, and empathy in ways that have established him as one of the most honored and beloved songwriters in American pop music history. His music has gone beyond the sales charts into our cultural consciousness. He was the first songwriter awarded the Gershwin Prize by the Library of Congress and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (twice) and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Deeply private, Simon has said he will not write an autobiography and has refused to talk to previous biographers. But he not only opened up to acclaimed biographer Robert Hilburn for what has amounted to more than 100 hours, he also urged those around him to speak. Independently, Hilburn also interviewed others who have been important in Simon’s life, including his first two wives, Peggy Harper and Carrie Fisher, as well as, for the first time, people close to Kathy Chitty, his long-reclusive first muse.

The result is a deeply human account of the challenges and sacrifices of a life in music at the highest level, including the courage to leave Simon and Garfunkel at the peak of the duo’s popularity to pursue more fully his expanding artistic goals. Hilburn documents Simon’s search for artistry and his constant struggle to protect that artistry against distractions—fame, marriage, divorce, drugs, record company interference, rejection, and insecurity—that have derailed so many great pop figures.

Paul Simon: The Life is an intimate and inspiring narrative that helps us finally understand Paul Simon the person and the artist, including new and absorbing insights into his most enduring songs. Exploring his successes and failures onstage and off, the book combines the scholarship, passion, and storytelling grace of biography at its best.