The Paul Simon Companion: Four Decades of Commentary

by Stacey Luftig

Among the most popular and gifted of current singer-songwriters, Paul Simon stands out for the diversity of his talent and of his music. This Companion collects interviews, reviews, articles and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0711967202
• ISBN13: 9780711967205
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Sounds of Silence Revisted

Stacey Luftig's "The Paul Simon Companion" is rich in information about the singing duo of Simon and Garfunkel. Tons of informative articles, a comprehensive bibliography, filmography, and listing of Simon's records and song titles. This is the book you'll want to read to, "make the morning last." Luftig is a treat!

interviews/articles explore the hows and whys of PS's music

If you are interested and intrigued by the music of Paul Simon, and have wanted to know the hows and whys behind his music, then this is the book for you. It is a compilation of interviews with and articles about Simon. The only flaw I saw is that there seems to be nothing written by Simon himself. (If my memory serves me). However the selection is fairly complete, but ends just before the Capeman play.I learned a lot about how he writes songs, and got a glimpse into what makes Simon so able to write songs that move so easily from the personal to the universal, and which have such a great mix of intriguing lyrics, and music to get your groove back. If you saw him in concert in the summer of 1999, you have to get this book.