“I believe that we are all connected on this very basic emotional level by music —
by rhythm and harmony. But how can we begin to communicate
if we don’t use a wider vocabulary?
If we don’t speak in someone else’s language,
then how can they hear you?
So, I’m someone who speaks ‘broken music.’”
~ Paul Simon
Paul Simon, born in Newark, New Jersey (1941).
His father was a musician and his mother was a music teacher.
When he was in sixth grade, he got a part in the school play
as the White Rabbit in Alice In Wonderland.
A boy named Art Garfunkel played the Mad Hatter.
The two became friends after walking home from rehearsal every day.
They started a singing duo, playing sock hops and high school dances,
and they made a hit record when they were only 16 years old.
