In the mid-1950s rock ‘n’ roll arrives and the boys are caught up in the spirit of it. Though he is left-handed in all other ways, Paul Simon plays guitar right-handed. When they are barely into their teens, the boys begin singing together. Paul Simon meets Art Garfunkel in elementary school. The boys are brought up ‘in a middle-class residential district of New York.’ Paul has a younger brother, Eddie (born 14 December 1945). It is this combination of music and literacy that informs Paul Simon’s adult career. However Louis Simon also has a little jazz combo. Both of his parents are academics – Louis is an educator and Belle is an English teacher. Paul Frederic Simon is born 13 October 1941 in Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A. Inspiration arrives in an unlikely form: a battered cassette tape from a foreign country. His self-confidence is dented following a disappointing reception to his last album and he really doesn’t know if he can go on. At this point in 1984, Paul Simon feels creatively bankrupt. Any creative artist experiences moments when inspiration seems unavailable. American singer-songwriter Paul Simon is just about at his lowest ebb. “Four in the morning / Crapped out, yawning / Longing my life away” – ‘Still Crazy After All These Years’ (Paul Simon)
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