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Paul Simon

Paul Simon - Musician - 1986

The 1960s classic Paul Simon thinks “will last 100 years”

Transcending time.

Lauren Hunter
Jun 4, 2026
‘Mother and Child Reunion’ - Paul Simon - 1972

“A song is capable of having several life spans”: The forgotten singer Paul Simon felt had immortal songs

Larger than life.

Matthew Ingate
Jun 2, 2026
Defending John Lennon against the five artists who couldn't stand him

Defending John Lennon against the five artists who couldn’t stand him

The defence rests.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 2, 2026
​​Peter Gabriel - Singer - 1980

The 1986 hit Peter Gabriel crowned “the most extraordinary lyrics ever written on a rock song”

“He’s written so many great songs.”

Kelly Murphy
May 31, 2026
‘Mother and Child Reunion’ - Paul Simon - 1972

Who is Al from Paul Simon’s classic song ‘You Can Call Me Al’?

Mistaken identity.

Callum MacHattie
May 30, 2026
‘Mother and Child Reunion’ - Paul Simon - 1972

The one musician “nobody comes close to”, according to Paul Simon

The absolute peak of musicianship.

Tim Coffman
May 30, 2026
Simon and Garfunkel - 1972 - Madison Square Garden

The lyric that “ruined” Paul Simon’s 1970 masterpiece

Blot on the copybook?

Tom Taylor
May 29, 2026
‘Mother and Child Reunion’ - Paul Simon - 1972

The 1986 song Paul Simon couldn’t stand performing: “I got to get out of here”

A little bit played out at this point.

Tim Coffman
May 27, 2026
Simon and Garfunkel - Paul Simon - Simon and Garfunkel - 1968

“I didn’t even know what I was playing”: how Simon and Garfunkel stumbled into a 1968 classic

The track reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100.

Joe Taysom
May 25, 2026
Paul Simon - March 2024 - Stephen Colbert

The 2004 tour that Paul Simon never enjoyed playing: “That wasn’t fun”

Exhausted.

Reuben Cross
May 24, 2026
James Taylor - Musician

The songwriter James Taylor crowned one of America’s greatest: “Such a broad palette”

“An unusually rich and full world…”

Ben Forrest
May 22, 2026
Paul Simon - Musician - 2026

The 1990s band Paul Simon could never understand: “I don’t really get it”

Too difficult to grasp.

Tim Coffman
May 21, 2026

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