Marc Eliot

Paul Simon

A Life

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Produktbeschreibung

The definitive biography of legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon In this definitive biography, Paul Simon's glamorous and brilliant life is set against the backdrop of five decades of rock 'n' roll history. "New York Times" bestselling biographer Marc Eliot draws on extensive research and original interviews to pull back the curtain on one of the world's modern musical masters and cultural icons and shares: How a shoe store stockboy rose to the top of the music industryHow young Paul Simon struggled to emerge from the powerful shadow of his idol, Bob DylanStories from Paul's inner circle about the creatively brilliant but often troubled partnership with Art GarfunkelThe first and best chronicle of Paul's early, influential years in London, prior to "The Sound of Silence"Paul's women, his marriages, his girfriends, his difficult divorceHow Paul pushed rock 'n' roll forward by going back to his roots, finding inspiration and redemption in Africa, and creating his masterpiece, "Graceland"The real story of the stormy saga of "The Capeman"Tales of Paul's rock 'n' roll road, from the '50s to the present

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 164mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780470433638
• ISBN-10: 0470433639
• Artikelnr.: 30976125

Autorenporträt

MARC ELIOT is the "New York Times" bestselling author of more than a dozen books on popular culture, among them the highly acclaimed biography Cary Grant, the award-winning "Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince," and "American rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood," plus the music biographies "Down Thunder Road: The Making of Bruce Springsteen," "To the Limit: The Untold Story of the Eagles," and "Death of a Rebel," about Phil Ochs. Visit him at marceliot.net.