Paul Simon
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Dean Lloyd Minor welcomes legendary musician Paul Simon for a conversation about his latest album “Seven Psalms,” and what it was like to lose hearing in his left ear as he was writing and recording it. In addition to Simon’s musical influences and songwriting process, they discuss his advocacy and involvement with the Stanford Institute to Cure Hearing Loss; and they explore Simon’s views on leadership and hopes for future medical advancements.
Paul Simon
Paul Simon is a world-famous singer and songwriter, a 16-time Grammy winner, and two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee. Simon has been making music for more than 60 years, first with Art Garfunkel as a part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel and then as a solo artist. He released the first of five studio albums with Garfunkel in 1964 and then 15 solo albums over the next six decades. Simon has received numerous national awards for his work including: the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame; and the inaugural Gershwin Prize from the Library of Congress. He was a Kennedy Center honoree in 2002 and was elected to the Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011. Beyond music, Simon is also a philanthropist and an advocate. He co-founded the Children’s Health Fund in 1987 with Dr. Irwin Redlener and has raised funds for amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research), The Nature Conservancy, and The Fund for Imprisoned Children in South Africa.
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