The Ideal in America” is the first video biography of the man who is still America’s most quoted author.
biography
Doco Recommendo: T.S. Eliot’s The Wasteland
An Hour Long WTF Podcast with David Byrne
An enjoyable hour:
Interview with Paul Simon’s Biographer
Here’s an audio interview with Robert Hilburn, the author of the new Paul Simon biography called Paul Simon, The Life.
I found it somehow reassuring to find out that Graceland came about after a very low period in Paul’s life, after having made the decision to go it alone, which initially didn’t go well, and led to a lot of self-doubt/depression.
Also, it was interesting to find out that he’s done Ayahuasca, quite a few times, and that, while it wasn’t an addiction, it did become a problem for him, and he had to stop it.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018648729/paul-simon-the-life-robert-hilburn
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Doco Recommendo: Vashti Bunyan – From Here to Before
Vashti has a very enchanting voice, and thanks to the internet is finally getting some of the recognition she deserves:
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A portrait of Lucian Freud by those whose portraits he painted
GD Bates 