Such a wonderful, beautiful artist. I grew up listening to Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Such a wonderful experience for me. I am 70 years old and still love the magic that their songs have brought to me and the world.
Super talent like Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson and Pete Townsend and many more who have made everyone’s life a little more special. Check out his performance at the 911 memorial just beautiful.
I like when he said he does a lot of writing while driving. That's exactly how he wrote the 59th street bridge song "Slow down you move too fast" He was literally driving over that bridge and the song came to him
I watched this on New Year's Eve and it still touches me, bringing back memories. That's what music is all about, even though 50 years has passed since this one was written ♥️
If you don't really like each other noting can keep you together,arguments are the thing that cheese you off eventually, besides its proof Paul can survive on his own
What a treat to hear an intelligent discussion. Just hearing him talk about the Beatles, having been there, you can see the happy remembrances in his eyes.
Absolutely, Artie made the songs of Paul famous in the same way that Paul’s compositions made Artie equally famous. I really really admire them both, the best due in music history.
Oh Paul, the concept of 'flowing energy' comes to many of us trying to create. I believe when I'm plugged in and connected and art just flows, that is a direct line from a higher source, God, Budda, Jesus , ect. Whatever you want to call it, I believe its just coming thru us and using us as instruments. Listening to you for years just soothes me and our teenaged children love your music too. Something great than me or you wants us to keep going...........
Great, great musician, composer, poet. Love the richness of his oeuvre and performance style. Brilliant. Make-up department did a horrible job on him here.
Wednesday morning, 3 A.M! Lyrics like no other person writes: In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade.... Til he cried out in his anger and his shame, "I am leaving, I am leaving," but the fighter still remains.... All my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity... Tell her to reap it in a sickle of leather... People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening... Don't know a dream that's not been shattered or driven to its knees...
@@theloniouscoltrane3778 Art didn’t write the lyrics but he was very much involved in making the songs so perfect. He spent countless hours in the studio - producing & working on the arrangements. He also wrote melodies & of course sang the songs over& over again to make a perfect sound. He has never been given the credit he deserves.
none business, Personally, I consider Paul Simon to be the gr8est singer/songwriter of all time. ;-) No disrespect to greats like Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Jim Croce, Carole King, Jackson Browne, etc.
Their music was the greatest backing sounds any teenager cld've wished for - appropriate for times we were going through in South Africa in the thick of Nazism Nationalist Party in full throttle under Vorster...People arrested & 'disappeared' / 'suicided thenselves out of 10th Floor windows... "Sounds of Silence" words were SO apt - "Let It Be" - (Beatles)... "Universal Soldier" - (Donovan)..."The Times They are a-Changing" - (Dylan)... "Woodstock" - (Joni Mitchell) "Oh what a time what a time it was... a time of innocence, a time of confidences..." (Old Friends)
Wow, when he described the chemical explanation behind "flow" he described the exact effects of Molly on the brain. Not implying he used, just interesting juxtaposition.
Because there is pure energy, fresh ideas , concepts flow in the mind that is not aberrated, corrupt, saturated, if you are relax, you can really think more ideas, it comes from "higher being" connecting to a higher power , the spirit gives us power to create, to think, to focus, to meditate. Actually that is what i want to achieve, complete meditation and serenity so i can focus more, you can do more whether skill or talent.
For me ,listening to Simon and Garfunkel is about the lyrics because they are so meaningful . How can you not hear Bridge Over Troubled Water and The Boxer without it affecting you emotionally ?
It must be so difficult to not sound like a fool when you get compared to the Beatles ,especially when you yourself are absolutely superb . Paul Simon has written songs Paul McCartney wish he had to be honest . Maybe paul simon wished he wrote Yesterday thou .
Well, l would say, looking at the way he dressed and considering the heat in tv studios, one needs to raise his arms more than one time to cool it in - in some way. But you must be right, this guy knows how to dance with those hands.
America's Great Trilogy - Dylan, Simon & Springsteen, or the id, the ego and super ego, in some order. Rhythm of the Saints is the finest disc ever made. Play it loud. Cheers
Our good all days are gone but if you the new commer may be the answer is STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS But now you know and you don't know!!! There's always a kid in the heart of the HIPPIE cheers jc
Now the years are rolling by me, they are rocking evenly, I am older than I once was, and younger than I'll be, that's not unusual...No, it isn't strange, after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same, after changes we are more or less the same...
Always makes me laugh when a person is asked "do you consider yourself to be a spiritual person?" All people are spiritual, whether they accept it or admit it or not.
This is an interesting video. I don't care much for assessing brain chemistry, because thought and spirit are what matter and the brain chemistry is simply an embodiment of those.
"Evidently my expression says there's something wrong". No you didn't miss it. It is here in part 2, yeah, ikr; ruclips.net/video/5J4t_Xz2RrA/видео.html
If you ever read The Lowlands of Heaven, by Reverand George Vale Owens, this is what happens: Musically gifted spirits in the spirit world look for gifted, talented and receptive incarnates through whom to express their musical creations. I think this is what Paul is alluding to. He is a worthy instrument.
Creative while driving is similar to being creative while doodling. It frees your mind in certain areas to be creative, probably by accessing your subconscious.
Sorry due to a mistake I erased your comment too (is early over her you know : ) As I was saying it doesn't matter big time is just kind of fun e.g. Napoleon B. a great military leader but couldn't reach f feet tall, etc etc, just a little sense of humor nothing against ALL short guys thanks : )
The caption on the video is bad. I almost didn't watch this one because of it. The most interesting part was his discussion of brain chemistry and song writing.
Q. "Are you a spiritual person or a more rational type of person?" - Frederick Skavlan to Paul Simon. Inference, spirituality is irrational, and reason is unspiritual. Kierkegaard and Kepler might not concur. Nor a certain Jesuit French physicist! A. "Of the four Beatles, I'm more like George Harrison" - ie spiritual!
@I M Tibetan or Buddhist prayer beads for meditation mantra counting or, as you said, for jewelry likes. A way that men seem to be comfortable wearing bracelets in nyc lately.
He looks like Mike Bloomberg now. You ever see the photo of him in court when him and his wife got into a fight? He looked EXACTLY like Mike Bloomberg. Look........www.billboard.com/files/styles/article_main_image/public/media/paul-simon-edie-brickell-court-2014-billboard-650.jpg
Who's the babe? Mercedes Mason...who admitted elsewhere in the show she has forgotten how to speak Swedish. Although born there and living in America, she is Persian[iranian] by birth.
Simon and Garfunkle were much better class of music than the beatles. The beatles were popularized by the young hysterical masses not particularly interested in a deep message or purpose. Yah, yah, yah.
jimmie999999999 : You favorite way of listening music is possibly outdated but music itself is definitely not dead. People listen music for 2.5 hours per day in average.
Melody with instruments are music. Words are just an accompaniment.....Hence why today's music like rap are not real music. Its words/poetry (usually bad poetry) first in rap type form with a monotonous beat and 2 cords. Its says a lot about what happened to our culture as a whole...........we exchanged the good for the bad..........When people like the Paul`s are gone we will be left with nothing.....
Best singer / songwriter EVER. The GOAT.
One of THE greatest songwriters in the history of American music...Paul Simon!!!
and guitarists!
@@kiwiauldphart Ehhhh...NOT a "great" guitarist!!!
Although, he was VERY accomplished for the music he played.
And he was influenced by European and African music.
.... and so incredibly intelligent. I never get tired of listening to him.
Paul McCartney is the greatest song writer
He has such wisdom and absolute genuineness about him.
Simon Is not evil hes is opppistes
Such a wonderful, beautiful artist. I grew up listening to Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Such a wonderful experience for me. I am 70 years old and still love the magic that their songs have brought to me and the world.
A genius with a great sense of humor. My favorite singer poet!
Still beautiful after all these years!
Paul Simon - a divine package of great and interesting talents. Real and authentic. His gifts are our gift.
Thank you, Paul Simon, for all the beautiful music.
Mr Paul Simon...thank you for your music.
Super talent like Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson and Pete Townsend and many more who have made everyone’s life a little more special. Check out his performance at the 911 memorial just beautiful.
I like when he said he does a lot of writing while driving. That's exactly how he wrote the 59th street bridge song "Slow down you move too fast" He was literally driving over that bridge and the song came to him
Love the guy. What a legend. Just so gutted him and Garfunkel fell out and drifted apart. But it’s life. Thanks for them even being friends
I like and love so much Simon & Garfunkel.
Time goes by but the music stay forever.
I will never get enough listening to these greats from the sixties tell their stories!!!
Damon He’s still a working musical genius
Maria G. I know this...but he got his start in the 60’s
His description of the feelings you get while creating in a creative mood is correct and it does feel fantastic.
2020
Such a brilliant man. Better than a theologian or a philosopher.
I watched this on New Year's Eve and it still touches me, bringing back memories. That's what music is all about, even though 50 years has passed since this one was written ♥️
Absolute living legend
I think his answer to the question of getting more spiritual or more rational as he got older as "both" shows what a smart guy Paul Simon really is.
He is a true artist
One of my favorite persons in the world
Yeah, Fredik Skavlan is great!
People*
Same here
which one?
Paul Simon has written much of the soundtrack of my life. Art Garfunkel taught me to find and sing the harmony line to any vocal.
What a thoughtful, interesting interview. Thanks so much
i love his music
One of THE most tragic splits in the history of American music...Paul Simon & Art Garfunkle!!!😢
If you don't really like each other noting can keep you together,arguments are the thing that cheese you off eventually, besides its proof Paul can survive on his own
What a treat to hear an intelligent discussion. Just hearing him talk about the Beatles, having been there, you can see the happy remembrances in his eyes.
Love him and enjoy his work.
Absolutely, Artie made the songs of Paul famous in the same way that Paul’s compositions made Artie equally famous. I really really admire them both, the best due in music history.
A voicr like Art’s will be succesful anyhow. Paul’a music needs a great voice to be known.
@@johnsworld4275 Paul made Art and Paul made Paul. No song, no singer. Paul continued writing and singing great songs. Art continued singing.
How I love you Paul Simon. How I love you.
With age comes wisdom Paul is still on a journey
Paul Simon - brilliant song-writer but my favourite was Art Garfunkel... together they were MAGIC...
I grew up with the sound that you gave us waaay back
Oh Paul, the concept of 'flowing energy' comes to many of us trying to create. I believe when I'm plugged in and connected and art just flows, that is a direct line from a higher source, God, Budda, Jesus , ect. Whatever you want to call it, I believe its just coming thru us and using us as instruments. Listening to you for years just soothes me and our teenaged children love your music too. Something great than me or you wants us to keep going...........
I"m not sure how you answer a mystery by appealing to an even greater, undemonstrable mystery but if it brings you hapiness good for you.
The creative or inspired energy does not only apply to the so called "arts", but to every human endeavour...
Paul is also a very, very, interesting guy. Thanks for the video.
Great, great musician, composer, poet. Love the richness of his oeuvre and performance style. Brilliant. Make-up department did a horrible job on him here.
I’ve had that feeling he describes only a few times.
THE FAREWELL TOUR IS AMAZING DO WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET A TICKET IT IS *****AMAZING*****
Wednesday morning, 3 A.M! Lyrics like no other person writes: In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade.... Til he cried out in his anger and his shame, "I am leaving, I am leaving," but the fighter still remains.... All my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity... Tell her to reap it in a sickle of leather... People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening... Don't know a dream that's not been shattered or driven to its knees...
The best songs "write themselves" (flow).
I would study to S & G while studying! Beautiful
I would listen to them while listening
i do poos when listening
sometimes but not all the time
@@handsomegaz3307 - Silly af. See why you're not a comedian?
@@greenbeagle13 I am not a comedian.
@@handsomegaz3307 - Clearly.
both with art garfunkel they wrote memorable songs that will live forever.
Art NEVER wrote a song during their duo years. Ok. Art is a great singer though.
@@theloniouscoltrane3778 Art didn’t write the lyrics but he was very much involved in making the songs so perfect. He spent countless hours in the studio - producing & working on the arrangements. He also wrote melodies & of course sang the songs over& over again to make a perfect sound. He has never been given the credit he deserves.
greatest living songwriter of the century.
none business, Personally, I consider Paul Simon to be the gr8est singer/songwriter of all time. ;-) No disrespect to greats like Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Jim Croce, Carole King, Jackson Browne, etc.
i think you forgot sir paul?
Well, Top 100 anyway
The statement by none business is accurate. Nobody has maintained such a high level for so long.
Their music was the greatest backing sounds any teenager cld've wished for - appropriate for times we were going through in South Africa in the thick of Nazism Nationalist Party in full throttle under Vorster...People arrested & 'disappeared' / 'suicided thenselves out of 10th Floor windows...
"Sounds of Silence" words were SO apt - "Let It Be" - (Beatles)...
"Universal Soldier" - (Donovan)..."The Times They are a-Changing" - (Dylan)...
"Woodstock" - (Joni Mitchell)
"Oh what a time what a time it was... a time of innocence, a time of confidences..." (Old Friends)
Another, Sir Paul.
You just become more charming and urbane with every comment. Please don't stop gracing us with your erudition.
I agree but I can't think of the last time I asked somebody to not stop gracing me with their erudition ;)
@@blackmore4 I usually say "shut the fuck up". 😉
Wow, when he described the chemical explanation behind "flow" he described the exact effects of Molly on the brain. Not implying he used, just interesting juxtaposition.
Paul Simon was/is the greatest songwriter - ever, as in EVER.
Enjoy this learning and sharing of Paul💐
Més que un cantant, és un gran poeta !
God gave him those words in Bridge over Troubled Water, if he knows it or not!!
As your songs, Paul, eloquent, intimate, accurate.
They are actually letting him talk without interrupting? On a TV show? What kind of sorcery is this
Eyal Holtzman Great, isn’t it ?
Why isn't Yoko there to interrupt every answer?
not in America...
It's called European.
Europe, baby!
Simon as a writer is actually as good as he thinks he is. I know of very few others on his level. Joni Mitchell comes to mind.
Dude! Joni Mitchell is a going to go down as a genius a long long time from now.
Leonard Cohen
Very true.
@@fassbinderlululu9074 now you are talking about a great artist there
Ironically, she has nothing but for contempt for him as a songwriter, as well as Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Pete Townshend, Kurt Cobain, and others.
Because there is pure energy, fresh ideas , concepts flow in the mind that is not aberrated, corrupt, saturated, if you are relax, you can really think more ideas, it comes from "higher being" connecting to a higher power , the spirit gives us power to create, to think, to focus, to meditate. Actually that is what i want to achieve, complete meditation and serenity so i can focus more, you can do more whether skill or talent.
For me ,listening to Simon and Garfunkel is about the lyrics because they are so meaningful . How can you not hear Bridge Over Troubled Water and The Boxer without it affecting you emotionally ?
I had no Idea i have never seen this episode that’s very cool 🇸🇪🇺🇸
It must be so difficult to not sound like a fool when you get compared to the Beatles ,especially when you yourself are absolutely superb . Paul Simon has written songs Paul McCartney wish he had to be honest . Maybe paul simon wished he wrote Yesterday thou .
Beautiful. Xxx
Quite the "hand talker".
not surprising really, as he uses his hands to play his music - which how manages he speaks with us all
Well, l would say, looking at the way he dressed and considering the heat in tv studios, one needs to raise his arms more than one time to cool it in - in some way. But you must be right, this guy knows how to dance with those hands.
This legend get high just by writing music... genius!!!
Yes, I just noticed that!
I wouldn't stop at the chemical components for "flow". I think there is definitely a spiritual component. I do believe some songs are inspired.
genius
America's Great Trilogy - Dylan, Simon & Springsteen, or the id, the ego and super ego, in some order. Rhythm of the Saints is the finest disc ever made. Play it loud.
Cheers
I guess I'm of the unpopular opinion that Billy Joel belongs in that list, but perhaps his work is too radio friendly to be true art.
Yet forgetting Randy Newman
correct
@@EyeShotFirst you are right and Springsteen doesnt belong in that list
@RakeRocter Springsteen is hyped to an artificial level
Our good all days are gone but if you the new commer may be the answer is STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS But now you know and you don't know!!! There's always a kid in the heart of the HIPPIE cheers jc
He never finished the thought about the neuroscientist and what happens when you reach flow because he got interrupted.
It is called inspiration.
Now the years are rolling by me, they are rocking evenly, I am older than I once was, and younger than I'll be, that's not unusual...No, it isn't strange, after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same, after changes we are more or less the same...
Always makes me laugh when a person is asked "do you consider yourself to be a spiritual person?"
All people are spiritual, whether they accept it or admit it or not.
who is the woman with dark hair?
I dunno but she's gorgeous!
The expression on your face is a man sooo surprised that your former partner , Garfunkel, is taking credit for making YOUR songs so great!!!
This is an interesting video. I don't care much for assessing brain chemistry, because thought and spirit are what matter and the brain chemistry is simply an embodiment of those.
"Evidently my expression says there's something wrong". No you didn't miss it. It is here in part 2, yeah, ikr; ruclips.net/video/5J4t_Xz2RrA/видео.html
Who is the woman in the black dress? Looks familiar. Actress?
If you ever read The Lowlands of Heaven, by Reverand George Vale Owens, this is what happens: Musically gifted spirits in the spirit world look for gifted, talented and receptive incarnates through whom to express their musical creations. I think this is what Paul is alluding to. He is a worthy instrument.
Yesterday, Let it Be, Eleanor Rigby, all Paul songs, all introspective.
Yeah, I didn't understand his point.
tinafeyalien I think his point was that John rarely wrote anything like Ob La Di Ob La da or When I’m 64 ahaha
Who is the dark haired babe/
Creative while driving is similar to being creative while doodling. It frees your mind in certain areas to be creative, probably by accessing your subconscious.
私は彼が天才であり、疲れを知らない労働者であることを知っています。
Sorry due to a mistake I erased your comment too (is early over her you know : ) As I was saying it doesn't matter big time is just kind of fun e.g. Napoleon B. a great military leader but couldn't reach f feet tall, etc etc, just a little sense of humor nothing against ALL short guys thanks : )
The caption on the video is bad. I almost didn't watch this one because of it. The most interesting part was his discussion of brain chemistry and song writing.
Q. "Are you a spiritual person or a more rational type of person?" - Frederick Skavlan to Paul Simon. Inference, spirituality is irrational, and reason is unspiritual. Kierkegaard and Kepler might not concur. Nor a certain Jesuit French physicist! A. "Of the four Beatles, I'm more like George Harrison" - ie spiritual!
I wish that he asked him what his thoughts were about Bob Dylan?
I wonder if he gets the Swell feeling when he writes the words or just the music?
Is that a cross and prayer beads around his hand? Did he convert? Anyone know?
@I M Tibetan or Buddhist prayer beads for meditation mantra counting or, as you said, for jewelry likes. A way that men seem to be comfortable wearing bracelets in nyc lately.
I replied below to say it is not a cross! And not for prayer per se. Buddhist beads for meditation or just for supporting a free Tibet.
I'd like to meet Flo .
Dopamine or" dope I meant"...
he looks like my real estate broker
He looks like Mike Bloomberg now. You ever see the photo of him in court when him and his wife got into a fight? He looked EXACTLY like Mike Bloomberg. Look........www.billboard.com/files/styles/article_main_image/public/media/paul-simon-edie-brickell-court-2014-billboard-650.jpg
Who's the babe? Mercedes Mason...who admitted elsewhere in the show she has forgotten how to speak Swedish. Although born there and living in America, she is Persian[iranian] by birth.
What Simon is trying to say....Beatles was that periode....Simon and Art Garthfunkel took it further on....much better, if you ask me :-)
most brilliant and revealing! who's the dish in the gray jacket?
Simon and Garfunkle were much better class of music than the beatles. The beatles were popularized by the young hysterical masses not particularly interested in a deep message or purpose. Yah, yah, yah.
Totally ridiculous remark
Kind of a dumb question: As rational and spiritual, should not have to be seen as antithetical to one another.
That's not a question.
He's one of the greatest but he has so much ego, I like his music
Oh gosh yes...
No, I think that he is kind and humble :)
Ego? Dont get that at all
Ego Yes .. but he can walk the walk and has for decades
Yassir Hernandez Ego goes hand in hand with fame. But Paul has the talent to back it up.
Pues graceland para mí por siempre ,,,yl la princesa Leia pues también ,,,,
What is spiritual ?
I get a wash of dope, you know what I mean?
Paul's skin is beautiful.
You're paying attention to his SKIN???????
yeah... we are all plugged in Paul, but it ain't the 50's and nobody gets a shot now. nobody even plays live. music is dead
jimmie999999999 : You favorite way of listening music is possibly outdated but music itself is definitely not dead. People listen music for 2.5 hours per day in average.
Melody with instruments are music. Words are just an accompaniment.....Hence why today's music like rap are not real music. Its words/poetry (usually bad poetry) first in rap type form with a monotonous beat and 2 cords. Its says a lot about what happened to our culture as a whole...........we exchanged the good for the bad..........When people like the Paul`s are gone we will be left with nothing.....
Molly McButter.
Paul is cool but he has to talk more slowly, it's hard to keep up with what he is saying
Georgie Thumbs lol. It was definitely slow enough for me.
He's a New Yorker. We talk fast, and that wasn't even really fast on his part.
Fast? I actually think he talks slowly enough for me.