ContactMusic — PAUL SIMON hopes to reschedule a SIMON & GARFUNKEL tour once his songwriting partner ART GARFUNKEL recovers from problems with his vocal cords.The legendary folk singers were forced to call off their road trip after doctors ordered Garfunkel to rest ... more info

ContactMusic — PAUL SIMON was driven to quit his label to record his latest album independently after growing fed up with executives pressuring him to write hits.The folk rocker made So Beautiful Or So What in his studio at home and financed the project with his ow... more info

ContactMusic — PAUL SIMON was devastated when his Broadway production THE CAPEMAN flopped - because the "vindictive" reviews attacked him personally.The folk legend spent years writing and developing the musical about Salvador Agron, a Puerto Rican youth who killed... more info

ContactMusic — PAUL SIMON's dad tried to dissuade the star from becoming a musician - because he was convinced his son would struggle to support his family as a folk singer.Simon's Hungarian father Louis was an accomplished bass player and violinist, but he wanted ... more info

ContactMusic — PAUL SIMON was desperate to include BOB DYLAN's "weathered" vocals on his latest album - and struggles to understand why his pleas for a collaboration went unanswered.The singer was convinced the Blowin' in the Wind legend was a perfect match for the... more info

ContactMusic — PAUL SIMON is stunned by his lasting career - because the veteran singer is plagued with "self-doubt" every time he writes a song.Simon, who began composing with Art Garfunkel when they were just teenagers, is still recording and releasing new materi... more info

ContactMusic — Stars including LIZA MINNELLI, AL PACINO and PAUL SIMON have been left out of pocket after a celebrity investment firm went bust.Starr & Company LLC and Starr Investment Advisors LLC filed for bankruptcy on Thursday (17Feb11) in a New York court, lea... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK, Feb 17 (Reuters Legal) - Starr & Company LLC and Starr Investment Advisors LLC filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Thursday, less than a year after founder Kenneth Ira Starr pleaded guilty to bilking millions of dollars from celebrity investo... more info

VH1 Blog — Music lovers, rejoice! We’re bringing back one of our most popular music franchises, VH1 Storytellers, for its fifteenth season. And this time around, you’ll notice that the artists have a decidedly more indie slant than they have in previous yea... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — When Michael Lerner recorded the self-titled Telekinesis debut, it was full of travel imagery, of wishes to be with someone he was separated from and the listlessness of constantly wanting to be elsewhere. The follow-up, 12 Desperate Straight Lines, ... more info