Simon & Garfunkel: Together Alone - Softcover

Spencer Leigh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857161504 ISBN 13: 9780857161505

Publisher: McNidder and Grace, 2016

Early on in their relationship Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel realised two things. Firstly, the world liked them working together. Secondly, they did not. With exclusive interviews with fellow musicians, promoters and those who knew him, and with much unique material, this will be the definitive account of Simon and Garfunkel and their careers.

Review:

Simon & Garfunkel have been a huge part of the soundtrack of my life. Thank you for the music, boys, and I have enjoyed reading about you. Your story here has been told with sensitivity and accuracy. --Suzi Quatro

Spencer Leigh once more opens the door on to a partnership that could not be fulfilled and one that makes the reader feel the pain of abandon and isolation all too clearly. A writer of complete honesty who doesn t sugar coat the distractions faced by both songwriter and singer and who urges you to fall for the sound of silence and the poetic beat once more. Simon & Garfunkel: Together Alone is a classic tale of two young men coming together to make music, yet never quite finding the true course of musical love that could keep them in sync, reminiscent of the story of another Paul and his friend John, creativity brought them mutual respect but without the other by their side, arguably not as enjoyable to listen to. --Liverpool Sound and Vision

An enjoyable, bang up-to-date and readable book which makes you want to delve further into the recorded output of Simon and Garfunkel - the original odd couple. --John Cornelius

About the Author:

The journalist, acclaimed author and broadcaster Spencer Leigh is an acknowledged authority on popular music and he has interviewed thousands of musicians. He has written several books and broadcasts a two-hour music show each week for the BBC. He writes obituaries of musicians for The Independent and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

• Publisher: McNidder and Grace
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0857161504
• ISBN 13: 9780857161505
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268