Paul Simon Says He Is ‘Finished’ Writing Music
As he prepares to wrap up the final tour of an illustrious 60-year career in music, Paul Simon is also making it known that he’ll be ending another part of…
GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND – JUNE 26: Paul Simon performs live on the pyramid stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2011 in Glastonbury, England. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to attend, has grown into Europe’s largest music festival attracting more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
As he prepares to wrap up the final tour of an illustrious 60-year career in music, Paul Simon is also making it known that he'll be ending another part of that career... music writing.
Simon hasn't written a new song in a few years. He's recorded five studio albums with Art Garfunkel and made 14 solo albums. In an interview with NPR, Simon said: "Well I haven't written a new song in a couple of years, now. I think after [the 2016 album] Stranger To Stranger, a funny thing happened when I finished - I literally felt like a switch clicked and I said, 'I'm finished.'" When you watch some of your favorites start to step away from their music careers, does it make you realize how old we are becoming? What is Simon's greatest piece of work?
