linclink
Feb-20-2011, 14:19 GMT
USA - United Staates America
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Post #128
There´s a big cover feature interview with Paul Simon in the new issue of Uncut magazine.
A couple of interesting bits:
The new record reunites you with Phil Ramone, after collaborating with Brian Eno on Surprise. Did you want to put yourself in more familiar hands this time?
Well, Phil Ramone lives about 15 minutes away from me, in Connecticut. I saw him somewhere, and he said we should do something together, and it seemed like a really good idea. Because I work so slowly, when I worked with Brian I think altogether I made four trips to London and he made one to New York. With the new album, I had the luxury of recording at home. I could go in each day and take that out and put this in or change this here, drop that, add this. The kind of stuff you can´t do in the studio without driving people crazy.
Did you want Dylan to appear on the album?
Yes. Ithought Bob could sing, put a nice voice on the verse from "So Beautiful Or So What" that begins "Ain´t it strange the way we´re ignorant/How we seek out bad advice". I thought it would be nice if he sang that, since his voice has become so weathered I thought he would sound like a sage. I sent it to him, but I didn´t hear back. I don´t know why.
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Mike
Feb-20-2011, 18:03 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| Wow, snubbed by Dylan. It would have been cool to hear Bob Dylan on that part, but oh well. It is nice to hear that Paul really put a lot of thought into this album, getting more and more excited when I read stuff like this. Thanks linclink! |