“Life Is Incredible” - Stephen Colbert’s FULL EXTENDED Interview With Paul Simon

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  • Опубліковано 26 кві 2024
  • 16-time GRAMMY winner, Paul Simon, sits for a wide-ranging interview with Stephen Colbert, touching on topics like his childhood love of rock and roll, his favorite (and least favorite!) Paul Simon songs, his thought process while writing “Darling Lorraine,” and the dream that inspired his latest album, the subject of the documentary "In Restless Dreams." After the interview, check out Paul’s stunning performance of "Your Forgiveness” from his new album, "Seven Psalms."
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  • @ghgoogle5238
    @ghgoogle5238 Місяць тому +909

    THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST MOMENTS COLBERT HAS EVER RECORDED. Paul Simon should be remembered by every generation.

    • @ptkwilliams
      @ptkwilliams Місяць тому +19

      If any artist in our time will be remembered for 1000 years, it's gotta be Paul Simon, right?

    • @guyrose6602
      @guyrose6602 Місяць тому +15

      Agreed!!! What a treat this was!!!

    • @1944JerriMellas
      @1944JerriMellas Місяць тому +6

      TOTALLY AGREE‼️

    • @LollieVox
      @LollieVox Місяць тому +5

      So true!
      Two of my favs
      Scarborough fair, Bridge Over Troubled Water 💧

    • @crusheverything4449
      @crusheverything4449 Місяць тому +5

      @@ptkwilliams- I’m thinking Paul McCartney might beg to differ…

  • @robtaylor7168
    @robtaylor7168 Місяць тому +867

    It's interviews like this that make me grateful that Stephen Colbert is given this platform every night. No one else on TV right now makes space for conversations about art and artistry in such a thoughtful and nuanced way.

    • @melissawatkins7332
      @melissawatkins7332 Місяць тому +18

      I was thinking the same thing! well done Colbert! Thank you

    • @johncarroll5178
      @johncarroll5178 Місяць тому +37

      I think Seth Meyers is pretty respectful and informed, too. But please keep Jimmy Fallon away from people like Paul Simon.

    • @ramrod0209
      @ramrod0209 Місяць тому +4

      Beats Dork Letterman.

    • @peterbathum2775
      @peterbathum2775 Місяць тому +12

      Well said. Agreed. With the country looking more and more sinister he is vital to mental survival.

    • @patrickgleason2066
      @patrickgleason2066 Місяць тому +14

      It was cool that Stephen knew what the inner part of the ear is called.

  • @tishw4576
    @tishw4576 Місяць тому +390

    Every other talk show host needs to watch this.
    Invite your guest, shut up, and let the genius shine.

    • @anthonyhardt1994
      @anthonyhardt1994 Місяць тому +1

      Hear! Hear!

    • @Queensland-girl
      @Queensland-girl Місяць тому +1

      Absolutely!

    • @davidclark573
      @davidclark573 Місяць тому

      Trump let Xi do what ever he wanted.

    • @jeffbrown8117
      @jeffbrown8117 Місяць тому +4

      I mean… I get you, but you kind of need two people for an interesting conversation.

    • @PhillyFrank1
      @PhillyFrank1 Місяць тому +2

      True, though Colbert does often lead with a long-ass question.

  • @youroob
    @youroob Місяць тому +338

    Is it irony that Colbert is SUCH a good listener he doesn't even mention as an aside that he, too, is deaf in one ear.... but just allows the guest to express how it feels.
    Gives incredibly articulate expression of his faith..... in response to Simon's query.
    This interview was a masterful duet.

    • @angelahall6461
      @angelahall6461 Місяць тому +7

    • @jeffryphillipsburns
      @jeffryphillipsburns Місяць тому +4

      I had a long-term email correspondent with a doctorate in composition who had to submit to an operation at a fairly young age to make him deaf in one ear. He wasn't happy about it, of course, but he managed to adjust. (In retrospect I feel I wasn't nearly sympathetic enough.) I don't know what my point is here (but I appreciate yours).

    • @andercoyote4170
      @andercoyote4170 Місяць тому +4

      Absolute best interview I’ve seen in years Two gentlemen talking about life, God, inspiration music and shared experience with humor and humility. 🩷 Feels like life is happening again… post plague…✨

    • @alfredarvidsson
      @alfredarvidsson 15 днів тому

      how dare i respond to this

    • @alfredarvidsson
      @alfredarvidsson 15 днів тому

      yeah i have listened to the song

  • @theoloutlaw
    @theoloutlaw Місяць тому +433

    These late night shows need to interview more of these iconic musicians before they are all gone.

    • @joannaquanttumphysics
      @joannaquanttumphysics Місяць тому +9

      Good point

    • @filmneye
      @filmneye Місяць тому +5

      Charlie Rose's late night 'interview' show used to devote an entire hour to some iconic figures in their field, incl. Music, until he got banned from TV for sexual harassment accusations during the 'Me2' movement.

    • @juliairwin4481
      @juliairwin4481 Місяць тому +3

      Yes! I agree.

    • @fredherfst8148
      @fredherfst8148 Місяць тому +12

      Rick Beato

    • @duroxkilo
      @duroxkilo Місяць тому +12

      there's a guy here on yt who's doing something of similar magnitude w/ legendary musicians... i believe he's a musician of sorts but anyways, he has that ability to connect of a different level and the artists start talking 'in a different way' fairly quick in the interviews... Beto or Beato is maybe his name.
      i watched the interviews w/ all the members of the Police a few weeks ago as i've been playing their albums w/ my early coffee each morning for a while and as i was saying, it felt like a few minutes in they switched from 'performing an interview' to just having a conversation.

  • @JamesOfEarth
    @JamesOfEarth Місяць тому +1012

    You have to be a living legend to have your interview be posted here without being broken up into segments.

    • @ayadali9112
      @ayadali9112 Місяць тому +39

      Exactly what I was thinking when I saw and clicked on this.

    • @kimlarso
      @kimlarso Місяць тому +18

      👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @filmneye
      @filmneye Місяць тому +11

      Actually, it is broken up by some ads, which is super-annoying!

    • @michaelprozonic
      @michaelprozonic Місяць тому

      @@filmneye not if you pay for UA-cam Premium. I got so tired of all the ads, the extra cost was worth it for me. However, some channels are starting to embed ads within their programs now. I have written to UA-cam multiple times complaining about this practice violating the Premium service contract.

    • @druidictroy1157
      @druidictroy1157 Місяць тому

      ​@@filmneye I'm super broke. Unemployed so tightening the belt on all the bills I can, gave up most my streaming etc. But I still scrape up the $13 to get UA-cam premium. I'd seriously have to give up UA-cam altogether if I had to put up with ads again.

  • @user-zb7uh2ob1r
    @user-zb7uh2ob1r Місяць тому +163

    What just happened? When Paul finished that lyric about Lorraine I found myself in tears.

    • @marjamerryflower
      @marjamerryflower Місяць тому +8

      Me too!

    • @corbelius6
      @corbelius6 Місяць тому +7

      Same.

    • @Halidor
      @Halidor Місяць тому +16

      Did you notice that his eyes had welled up too, during the ending? That song must mean so much to him.

    • @eleonoradini2371
      @eleonoradini2371 Місяць тому +7

      I felt exactly the same

    • @seckhoffable
      @seckhoffable Місяць тому +4

      I did too.

  • @jm-philly7600
    @jm-philly7600 Місяць тому +95

    How often do we get to hear conversations like this on TV? This is something for the ages.

    • @robertlloydsite
      @robertlloydsite 3 дні тому

      It used to happen regularly up till the 1980s

  • @sevenirises
    @sevenirises Місяць тому +471

    To see the legendary Paul Simon speaking so candidly about his life and his songs was riveting. How this man and his music emotionally touched a whole generation is a part of that mystical life he was speaking of.

    • @reinemarais4392
      @reinemarais4392 Місяць тому +31

      He touched more than one generation. I had a collection of Simon and Garfunkel in his early days, and then onto Paul Simon afterwards. My daughter played Paul's music endlessly. The world was blessed to have him.

    • @billmcg1676
      @billmcg1676 Місяць тому +20

      I would even say multi-generations or at least the boomers and Gen X. 😊

    • @callmechia
      @callmechia Місяць тому +9

      @@billmcg1676 I’m an (older) millennial, but have loved Paul since I can remember. Not just songs. Poetry.

    • @michaelshifflett76
      @michaelshifflett76 Місяць тому

      SHUT UP AND LISTEN !!!

    • @casey5165
      @casey5165 Місяць тому +5

      Yes. And it's generations, not a generation or two.
      Paul Simon is an absolute legend.

  • @Dimensionaut
    @Dimensionaut Місяць тому +503

    Wow, this just became the paradigm for interviews: honest, interesting, philosophical, poetic, experiential, and very human. Congratulations to both

    • @coreylareau6807
      @coreylareau6807 Місяць тому +18

      Indeed. If only all of late night, nay, if only all of us could be this patient and thought provoking...didn't want it to end.

    • @globalwarmhugs7741
      @globalwarmhugs7741 Місяць тому +10

      Stephen has always been this good.

    • @wailinburnin
      @wailinburnin Місяць тому +3

      Successful career, forget about everyone else, praise “God”. This is a conservative era of conservative eras. The Loraine lyrics, yes, Stephen’s Catholicism, Trump in ‘24.

    • @joijencuyah2345
      @joijencuyah2345 Місяць тому +6

      Beautifully spoken!

    • @HAL9007
      @HAL9007 Місяць тому +1

      If Colbert would just stop interrupting Smon.

  • @Ziggy-hy4fn
    @Ziggy-hy4fn Місяць тому +336

    It's about time that we give Colbert credit for being not only a brilliant television presence and personality but also as one of the greatest interviewers and host of our time. He will be remembered as the Johnny Carson of the post-millennia era of talk television. Bless you Stephen. I've watched you the majority of my life and I sincerely hope I can never say otherwise. You're a gem and a genius.

  • @thephilster6860
    @thephilster6860 Місяць тому +104

    I nominate this episode for an Emmy.

    • @1432b
      @1432b Місяць тому +10

      May this comment be seen by the powers that be!

    • @alfredarvidsson
      @alfredarvidsson Місяць тому

      @@1432b I still haven't dared watching it

    • @AudioFileZ
      @AudioFileZ Місяць тому

      Ditto!

  • @Sjalabais
    @Sjalabais Місяць тому +260

    "Darling Loraine" is one of Simon's best songs that makes me cry every time. Even now, him reciting the verse, has me ridiculously emotional. True art.

    • @DominiqueSuberville924
      @DominiqueSuberville924 Місяць тому +21

      I found myself crying at the end of the story. That’s rare for me but he recited it so beautifully. I listened to the song for the first time after and realized it was verbatim. Amazing.

    • @walt4670
      @walt4670 Місяць тому +10

      Same here. I evangelize that song and that whole album, but it really does feel criminally unheard. It blows my mind that a whole life, in a way, can be compartmentalized into one song like that.

    • @amberandrews6842
      @amberandrews6842 Місяць тому +5

      Yes. Tears just fall.

    • @stuartedworthy5111
      @stuartedworthy5111 Місяць тому +12

      I' like many of his songs, but hadn't heard that one. Made me cry hearing him recite the lyrics. Good chance it will now become a favourite.

    • @vjr5261
      @vjr5261 Місяць тому +11

      I think Stephen had a hard time holding em back himself.

  • @cjever6625
    @cjever6625 Місяць тому +186

    Paul is grammy nominated in 7 different decades 🤯

    • @robinzwald6125
      @robinzwald6125 Місяць тому +3

    • @Dbb27
      @Dbb27 Місяць тому +7

      Thanks for pointing that out. That’s amazing. 😊

    • @shijo222
      @shijo222 15 днів тому

      Incredible

  • @AuroraLupetti
    @AuroraLupetti Місяць тому +112

    “Hello darkness my old friend…” on the car radio. Had to pull over to listen. Crying. From that moment on, every a song on every record was my anthem. I was 16 and have never forgotten that moment. I’m 74.

    • @charlie-obrien
      @charlie-obrien Місяць тому +14

      "... the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls, and
      tenement halls."

    • @AuroraLupetti
      @AuroraLupetti Місяць тому +15

      @@charlie-obrien “and the people bowed and prayed to the neon gods they made…”

    • @Sherakee
      @Sherakee Місяць тому +9

      And the sign flashed out it's warning 😮🤯

    • @rickstadel5285
      @rickstadel5285 Місяць тому +6

      ! ! ! Tears to you Good Sir/Ma'am . . I'm seven years behind you, but just as moved! Thanks for posting. Was this a great interview or what?!

    • @carifrye7087
      @carifrye7087 Місяць тому +6

      Sounds of silence is still one of my favorites and I’m 68.Second favorite for me is Bridge over troubled waters.

  • @manolingz
    @manolingz Місяць тому +87

    Paul Simon is a very profound artist, hats off to you Sir.

  • @STEVENMULHALL
    @STEVENMULHALL Місяць тому +227

    82 AND NOONE WOULD EVER SAY, "TOO OLD"...

    • @dielaughing73
      @dielaughing73 Місяць тому +19

      Good point

    • @darlenelarochelle4011
      @darlenelarochelle4011 Місяць тому +16

      Old people rock! I know several people in their 80's who are actively running their profitable businesses.

    • @amberandrews6842
      @amberandrews6842 Місяць тому +6

      🥰🥰🥰🥰

    • @donnaaveni
      @donnaaveni Місяць тому +1

      Yep!

    • @andreasreinhardt4169
      @andreasreinhardt4169 Місяць тому +6

      I'll say it: Too old to be president.
      But he could start a folk duo with Joe.

  • @franknemeth7430
    @franknemeth7430 Місяць тому +144

    Time drifts so fast - The 60's were a bombardment of life . Simon and Garfunkel were a huge part of such turbulent and loving times .

  • @byjustpeachy
    @byjustpeachy Місяць тому +61

    I think one of the things I dearly love about Stephen Colbert is his authenticity. I saw and felt his near tears moment when talking about his mother and the words to Slip Sliding Away.

  • @JanStrojil
    @JanStrojil Місяць тому +93

    Paul Simon wrote the soundtrack to the last 60 years, he is a legend of the highest order. ❤️

  • @johnmavroudis2054
    @johnmavroudis2054 Місяць тому +295

    Stephen is such an attentive and thoughtful interviewer... and Paul Simon is one of the great writers of songs in the last 100 years.
    What an amazing catalog of music. Great conversation.

    • @ramrod0209
      @ramrod0209 Місяць тому +14

      Does Paul Simon have a Nobel Prize in Literature like Bob Dylan? He should. ☆☆☆☆☆

    • @johnmavroudis2054
      @johnmavroudis2054 Місяць тому +11

      @@ramrod0209 Simon AND Dylan are both musical and lyrical treasures, for sure.

    • @erikasmith946
      @erikasmith946 Місяць тому +10

      I still have that record, Gee. A 78 and an orginal 45. It's a masterpiece of doo wop.

    • @jimbrown1559
      @jimbrown1559 Місяць тому +4

      Not downplaying Simon, but you're missing those who created the Great American Songbook from the '20s to the '50s, songs with both musical and poetic structure that have lasted for most of a century. Mostly first generation sons (and a few daughters) of Russian-Jewish immigrants who were born and raised in Manhattan (Irving Berlin, Yip Harburg, Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein), along with sons of the south and the midwest (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter).

    • @johnmavroudis2054
      @johnmavroudis2054 Місяць тому +5

      @@jimbrown1559 This was OBVIOUSLY not a comprehensive list of the great songwriters... I said he'd be in the list. Who would join him? Lennon, McCartney, Dylan, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Oscar Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Stevie Wonder, and more... including others from your list. But I'd also say that Simon's output is up there with most of them... (Personally, I'd also throw in Pete Townsend, Robert Pollard, Joni Mitchell, Ray Davies, and Andy Partridge... but there's plenty of room for debate.) Cheers!

  • @horseshoecraft
    @horseshoecraft Місяць тому +170

    To whoever uploads these videos: this is way better than 3 separate parts of an interview arrangd in random order on the channel. Big thumbs up.

    • @ripn929707
      @ripn929707 Місяць тому +1

      Suspiciously, they did the same thing for the Oprah interview on Jimmy Fallon tonight show, tonight.

    • @ptkwilliams
      @ptkwilliams Місяць тому +2

      But we need that sweet Ad Revenue. If you ever get as big as Paul Simon we'll cut it in 1 part

    • @Kitty8791
      @Kitty8791 Місяць тому +4

      ​@@ripn929707 Wrong Jimmy! She was on Kimmel's show.

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 Місяць тому +2

      The interviews are always in order in the play list

    • @Sandrasam
      @Sandrasam Місяць тому +2

      Did he ever play slip slidin away for Colbert I wonder?

  • @ricogutz104
    @ricogutz104 Місяць тому +123

    This has to be the most in-depth interview of Paul Simon and his approach to songwriting, spiced with anecdotes. Thanks, Mr. Colbert. Love it.

    • @mcat9974
      @mcat9974 Місяць тому +2

      Where can I get a transcript of this?

    • @ricogutz104
      @ricogutz104 Місяць тому

      @@mcat9974 - If you click on See More of the caption under the video title, you'll find Show Transcript. It's there.

  • @katieoberst490
    @katieoberst490 Місяць тому +50

    My God, is Colbert a good interviewer!! And Paul Simon is such a living legend, I could have watched another hour of that, at least!!!

  • @denniswinters3096
    @denniswinters3096 Місяць тому +54

    Darling Lorraine is one of Paul's best ever. It's a masterpiece of short story writing in a song. So beautiful, so sad. A perfect work of art.

  • @ollieox9181
    @ollieox9181 Місяць тому +47

    I was in St. Lucia, many years ago, where Paul Simon has a home. Stepped into the travel agency for a plane ticket and there he was at the counter. I didn't want to be a gushing fanboy - it might have embarrassed him - so I left him alone. But it was a cool moment.

  • @wendycolflesh
    @wendycolflesh Місяць тому +82

    Two of my very favorite men, what a tremendous interview. And uninterrupted! I’m in awe. So sublime 🥰

  • @donnaaveni
    @donnaaveni Місяць тому +13

    Colbert listened, respectfully, in awe. Paul Simon, 82, talent, humor, experience, and creativity intact!

  • @denismulcahy3388
    @denismulcahy3388 Місяць тому +67

    WOW I celebrate my 70th year next month and Paul Simon has been my favorite musical artist for most of it. A legend beyond compare, thank you Stephen and Paul for sharing

  • @1432b
    @1432b Місяць тому +97

    This the BEST Stephen Colbert segment I've seen yet. Could have gone on forever for me. My mom died recently, she would've loved this 😢.

    • @crusheverything4449
      @crusheverything4449 Місяць тому +8

      @1432b - My mom loved Paul Simon, too. I’m very sorry for your loss. May happy memories sustain you, my friend. ❤

    • @shijo222
      @shijo222 15 днів тому

      I'm sorry for your loss

  • @lefranglais1155
    @lefranglais1155 Місяць тому +9

    "Graceland" is surely one of the GREATEST albums ever made.

  • @benjiebenjamin7810
    @benjiebenjamin7810 Місяць тому +30

    I remember back then, I'm 78. Paul Simon is AWESOME!

  • @betsymoore1712
    @betsymoore1712 Місяць тому +46

    This guy has been a fine example of perfection with human flaws. Love him.

  • @panamafloyd1469
    @panamafloyd1469 Місяць тому +53

    "There's an alley in the back of my building..where the people congregate in shame. I was walking with my dog, and the night was thick with fog - and I thought I heard somebody call my name."
    Thanks, Paul.

  • @edwintrevathan5146
    @edwintrevathan5146 Місяць тому +27

    Paul Simon is a truly beautiful mind - a once in a generation talent. We have been blessed by him living and contributing for so long.

  • @megang5949
    @megang5949 Місяць тому +25

    "Losing love is like a window in your heart, everyone can see you're blown apart, everyone can hear the wind blow" I love that line.

    • @ritajane7496
      @ritajane7496 Місяць тому +1

      Love that line; everyone can hear the wind blow".

    • @larryschwartzman6515
      @larryschwartzman6515 Місяць тому +3

      If stranded and only had one album to listen to for the rest of time, “Graceland” would be it, for sure… thanks Paul and Stephen

  • @jeepdude7359
    @jeepdude7359 Місяць тому +22

    Paul Simon and Chevy Chase in “You Can Call Me Al” has to be the funniest music video ever.

    • @jeepdude7359
      @jeepdude7359 12 днів тому

      Second, only to Chris Isaak’s “I wanna fall in love”, but for completely different reasons.😉

    • @user-qr9uh1fd8g
      @user-qr9uh1fd8g 12 днів тому

      My mommy liked that song

  • @ihill6533
    @ihill6533 Місяць тому +38

    Stephen Colbert is such a good interviewer. He is always to knowledgeable and interested in what they are saying. He brings out the best

  • @quitebald
    @quitebald Місяць тому +58

    I've been a lifelong fan! I always thought "Darling Lorraine" was/is a brilliant song! This interview is pure gold..Thanks Stephen Colbert!

  • @macareuxmoine
    @macareuxmoine Місяць тому +27

    OMG, Stephen speaking about the sublime of grief at the end is everything 💔❤️

    • @adolfo1981
      @adolfo1981 Місяць тому +2

      So deep and unexpected. He dropped a little gem for us right there

    • @LDcny1
      @LDcny1 17 днів тому

      I agree, his description of what led him to his faith was profound, moving, and connected him and Simon, and dare I say the rest of us

  • @itskito6495
    @itskito6495 Місяць тому +23

    A classic interview, one of the best introspective interviews of an artist. A gift to treasure.

  • @amberandrews6842
    @amberandrews6842 Місяць тому +25

    That was incredible. Thank You BOTH for spending the time to give us this gift. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @ThePwig
    @ThePwig Місяць тому +23

    Damn he’s such a sharp man. Glad he’s still around doing great work

  • @amywatkins9309
    @amywatkins9309 Місяць тому +56

    “Happiness is not the goal. Sublime is the goal.” Stephen Colbert, this quote alone brought me such profound feelings and thoughts to consider. Thank you.

    • @terri6854
      @terri6854 Місяць тому

      Sublime is a subset of happiness.

    • @amywatkins9309
      @amywatkins9309 Місяць тому +3

      @@terri6854Not true. “ARCHAIC:
      elevate to a high degree of moral or spiritual purity or excellence.
      "let your thoughts be sublimed by the spirit of God".

    • @stevetournay6103
      @stevetournay6103 Місяць тому +2

      I like Paul Simon way more than Sublime, though, I gotta say...😁

    • @amywatkins9309
      @amywatkins9309 Місяць тому

      @@stevetournay6103 Hands down.

  • @slyeung6562
    @slyeung6562 Місяць тому +17

    Mr. Paul Simon is a great musician ! thank you Stephen Colbert for the amazing interview.

  • @ElSantoLuchador
    @ElSantoLuchador Місяць тому +93

    Colbert should have asked about him about the time he met Joe DiMaggio at a restaurant in New York. DiMaggio said to Simon, "What do you mean 'where have I gone?' I've been here the whole time."

    • @lcflngn
      @lcflngn Місяць тому +10

      Never heard that, hilarious :)

    • @dielaughing73
      @dielaughing73 Місяць тому +9

      Hey, hey, hey
      Hey, hey, hey!

    • @crocglox7797
      @crocglox7797 Місяць тому +4

      Was that at the Dinky Donuts? Kramer saw him there a couple of times.

    • @mrufino1
      @mrufino1 Місяць тому +2

      @@crocglox7797there’s no way he’s a dunker.

    • @eduardodiaz2649
      @eduardodiaz2649 27 днів тому +1

      Simon said after he explained it he loved it. And said something why didn’t you say that…Simon said Joe wasn’t to deep. Mantle asked him why Joe? Since he was Simon’s favorite player. Simon said to Mantle not enough syllables 😳😂

  • @daplace902
    @daplace902 Місяць тому +35

    Bravo Stephen. You were in the presence of a giant & you handled it very well. Thank You

  • @ingridfong-daley5899
    @ingridfong-daley5899 Місяць тому +66

    That line "A good day ain't got no rain, A bad day is when i lie in bed and think of things that might have been" has choked me up for years every time i go to sing it.
    "Everything Put Together Falls Apart" and "How the Heart Approaches What it Yearns" are two of my personal fave Paul Simon ballads--his brevity contains mountains of emotional data and experience. My signed copy of his lyrics book is one of my most prized possessions; he's both a musician and an American poet.

    • @whatgoesaroundcomesaround920
      @whatgoesaroundcomesaround920 Місяць тому +5

      "Four in the morning, crapped out, yawning,
      Longing my life away.
      I never worry, why should I?
      It's all gonna fade."

    • @stevetournay6103
      @stevetournay6103 Місяць тому

      ​@@whatgoesaroundcomesaround920 Karen Carpenter covered that one...

  • @matthewgiffin9305
    @matthewgiffin9305 Місяць тому +20

    One of the few genuine geniuses of pop music.

  • @naomilu9910
    @naomilu9910 Місяць тому +31

    Well, I didn't expect Mr. Simon to make me cry. Thank you, Mr. Simon, for everything, including and especially the tears.

  • @tiff7880
    @tiff7880 Місяць тому +11

    I never thought listening to someone speak lyrics to a song could make me cry.
    What a legend ❤

  • @Mrbeahz1
    @Mrbeahz1 Місяць тому +10

    What an amazing, poignant, heart-breaking recitation of Darling Lorraine!
    Preserve your memories ...

  • @helmutschillinger3140
    @helmutschillinger3140 Місяць тому +29

    The more I see these people of old and the making of our musical dreams I see, the more I become aware of our current decline in music.

    • @sf2132
      @sf2132 Місяць тому +1

      I know what you mean. When I hear some of the stuff that is popular lately, it just sounds like annoying noise!

  • @jct184
    @jct184 Місяць тому +10

    Paul Simon is truly a living legend.

  • @tmo7734
    @tmo7734 Місяць тому +15

    Paul Simon is an incredibly interesting guy. I’m so pleased this was an extended interview.

  • @stevewisniewski5860
    @stevewisniewski5860 Місяць тому +33

    Mr Stephen Colbert... This is not just. your best interview. in my. mind., ever, I think it's one of the best interviews I've ever. had the pleasure to experience. This is something I will share with my children. Kudos to you. my friend, you are not just a true professional and a great comedian, You show to be a true and beautiful human being. You showed ultimate respect. to Paul Simon. thank you.

  • @BetteLouWho
    @BetteLouWho Місяць тому +20

    I've adored Paul Simon since I was little.

  • @strumdogmillionaire
    @strumdogmillionaire Місяць тому +21

    The single most beautiful moment in a talk show interview ever. He is just a beautiful human! Wow! I love and appreciate him so much more after watching this!

  • @frederic-pierrepicard2741
    @frederic-pierrepicard2741 Місяць тому +8

    Paul Simon, the most important songwriter of the last 65 years. Much respect.

  • @arlenerubenstein6762
    @arlenerubenstein6762 Місяць тому +11

    I’ll never forget the Concert in Central Park in the early 1980s when he reunited with Art Garfunkel. Best concert EVER!

    • @BlackGuardXIII
      @BlackGuardXIII Місяць тому +1

      Agreed! I saw them play in Vancouver after that and it really was. No other concert I’ve ever been to put a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes.

  • @samanthamariefreeman335
    @samanthamariefreeman335 Місяць тому +20

    Oh, Stephen! You must go home at night and weep for sheer amazement at the Life you lead. You sat with Paul Simon as he spoke those lyrics. What a blessed gift that was... to be YOU...whew! Hi Evie!

  • @susan174
    @susan174 Місяць тому +21

    I love “Darling Lorraine”- never thought I’d hear it referenced so many years later. The lyrics of that song and throughout the album were captivating . So happy to have a chance to hear Paul Simon. Thanks, Stephen, for your thoughtful questions.

  • @obviouscaptain2931
    @obviouscaptain2931 Місяць тому +16

    Paul Simon signifies the best memories of my family.
    My oldest brother and I saw him and Garfunkel on their reunion tour.

  • @nancyloomis3046
    @nancyloomis3046 Місяць тому +25

    Love me some Paul Simon. What a great American musical legend!

  • @bethknight4436
    @bethknight4436 Місяць тому +28

    My love for Paul Simon knows no bounds - he has provided the background music of my life, and I am very grateful and appreciative- thank you so much for this interview ❤

    • @whatgoesaroundcomesaround920
      @whatgoesaroundcomesaround920 Місяць тому +6

      Me, too, Beth. I'm almost 76. From the Vietnam War protests ("Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme/Silent Night") through bad times ("The Boxer") and good ("Mardi Gras"), through depression ("Still Crazy") to exaltation in spite of it all ("Diamonds on the Soles of Their Shoes") Paul Simon has distilled into words what my heart was trying to say. If any one songwriter represents our generation, it's Paul Simon.

  • @corbelius6
    @corbelius6 Місяць тому +23

    As an Athiest, I Love Stephen and Paul's explanation of their faith positions. What a Joy to see these two people of the earth sharing their hearts and filling us with Joy. Thank You.
    P.S. I think I smell an Emmy.

  • @kimmariefaber4636
    @kimmariefaber4636 Місяць тому +21

    My eyes teared up when I saw Paul Simon introduced. I have followed his music, from”Simon And Garfunkel”, Graceland and everything since! Saw him, with others, many times and always great, great, great on stage. He is extremely in with the times and curious about everything and I regard his intelligence and talent as genius. Thank you Stephen!😂🎉😊

  • @davewatchedthat
    @davewatchedthat Місяць тому +18

    There’s an incredibly short list of guests who could recite the lyrics to an entire song without being interrupted. I’m glad this man has shared so many of his thoughts with us.

    • @lisabluecurls
      @lisabluecurls Місяць тому +2

      And he's a year older than Biden. He proves, along with Jagger, McCartney, etc., that older age does not preclude having creativity and strong cognition.

    • @davewatchedthat
      @davewatchedthat Місяць тому +2

      @@lisabluecurls He really does. He’s just obviously sharper than most of us, regardless of his age. Lol. Perhaps the mental decline is directly related to the orange-ish skin tone?

  • @tamarabeinlich7353
    @tamarabeinlich7353 Місяць тому +44

    I remember listening to "Sound of Silence" over and over again growing up in the 70's. A teenager full of angst over the assassinations, war, civil rights, shooting of college students of the 60's. It's not just the "edge" you're wanting to hear Paul but the "edge" of the feel. It's what I want and you have delivered that for me. 🙂

    • @tamarabeinlich7353
      @tamarabeinlich7353 Місяць тому

      ua-cam.com/video/L-JQ1q-13Ek/v-deo.html And the people bowed and prayed to the neon "orange" god they made and the sign flashed out it's warning and the words that it was forming "I just want to be dictator for one day."

    • @annkramer3704
      @annkramer3704 Місяць тому +6

      And remember, too, his "The Boxer" on the first SNL after September 11. A powerful panacea for a hurting city and a hurting country. Unforgettable.

    • @tomhaggard3352
      @tomhaggard3352 Місяць тому +1

      Graduation time in 1968...what a strange Era to look back on..I think of it often as a marker...things were bad but we made it through

    • @tamarabeinlich7353
      @tamarabeinlich7353 Місяць тому +4

      @@tomhaggard3352 Since this interview I keep hearing the lyrics "And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made." What's old is new again.

    • @tomhaggard3352
      @tomhaggard3352 Місяць тому +3

      @@tamarabeinlich7353 GREAT comment!!!!Gave me goosebumps...

  • @SupremeBros2012
    @SupremeBros2012 Місяць тому +23

    I really enjoyed this conversation, what an authentic man Paul Simon is, and Colbert too

  • @guyrose6602
    @guyrose6602 Місяць тому +30

    Stephen, this interview shows why you will stand out over time as one of if not the best ever. It clearly shows when you like your guest, and it makes the interview so enjoyable to watch. And when it is a guest you admire (and in this case, revere), you manage to convey that sentiment without turning it into a boot-licking experience. Your best interviews turn into conversations that I feel priviledged to listen in. Thank you.

  • @JanStrojil
    @JanStrojil Місяць тому +15

    If there ever was a song of Paul’s that I didn’t like, it was Darling Loraine, but listening to him recite it here had me in tears.

  • @Grt120453
    @Grt120453 Місяць тому +40

    I’ve been listening to 7 psalms for several weeks now and I believe it might be his most beautiful work ever and I love his back catalogue but this new album is divine

  • @beez1717
    @beez1717 Місяць тому +66

    Paul Simon is the GOAT of music and it's not even a contest. This interview with Paul Simon was incredible! It always surprises me how Paul Simon is able to come up with something completely new that is still distinctly "Paul Simon" in its sound.

    • @MarioMaccaferriRules
      @MarioMaccaferriRules Місяць тому +1

      Mozart and a few others might beg to differ 😆 Much love for Mr Simon, though.

    • @ptkwilliams
      @ptkwilliams Місяць тому

      What that deaf guy?!@@MarioMaccaferriRules

    • @MarioMaccaferriRules
      @MarioMaccaferriRules Місяць тому

      @@ptkwilliams Can't hear you, what ?

    • @christiansebastianlauritse2404
      @christiansebastianlauritse2404 Місяць тому +1

      @@ptkwilliams No, that would be Beethoven you're thinking of... With all due respect, maybe commenting on classical music isn't for you if you can't tell those two apart. haha.

    • @yogadr6
      @yogadr6 Місяць тому

      Yeah it's just slightly a contest, there dude....But Paul is one of our nation's best songwriters, of course. Silly of you to claim he's the GOAT in anything, however!

  • @johncombest6180
    @johncombest6180 Місяць тому +16

    My faith is an act of gratitude. Right on! As we used to say.

  • @brucekalter4206
    @brucekalter4206 Місяць тому +7

    His songs are masterpieces, and he is a masterpiece.

  • @dorothytakashina4222
    @dorothytakashina4222 Місяць тому +18

    Life I love you, feeling groovy. My favorite line in my favorite Simon and Garfunkel song!

  • @JamesHH
    @JamesHH Місяць тому +78

    Woa I’ve been on a Paul Simon kick lately and this randomly popped up.
    What a beautiful human.
    April come she will

    • @ramrod0209
      @ramrod0209 Місяць тому +3

      It's Your Personal Matrix -- Your Universe Manifested the Synchronicity Coincidence of Paul Simon with Colbert. ☆☆

    • @kimlarso
      @kimlarso Місяць тому +4

      Me too?! 🦋

    • @virginiaf.5764
      @virginiaf.5764 Місяць тому +3

      One of my favorite songs.

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 Місяць тому +4

      I've been on a Paul Simon kick lately too and then this pops up... Synchronicity 💙

    • @JamesHH
      @JamesHH Місяць тому +2

      @@kimlarso nice taste in music. 💕✌🏻

  • @anEyePhil
    @anEyePhil Місяць тому +6

    From Australia. Simon and Garfunkel kept us awake at night. In college a mate and I played songs from the movie The Graduate. One of the best partnerships of my 1960s youth. Thank you Paul Simon, you gave us hope and life.

  • @michaelgarin4176
    @michaelgarin4176 Місяць тому +5

    The talent to ask penetrating questions is necessary to the art of interviewing; the ability to listen is a rare skill. It’s one of the many reasons Stephen Colbert is a star.💫

  • @swapshots4427
    @swapshots4427 Місяць тому +24

    What a great interview!
    . I found myself in tears, without really knowing why.

  • @-mattwood
    @-mattwood Місяць тому +10

    The day that Paul is no longer with us... will be the day that the boy that was me (who still lives somewhere inside of me) who listened to all of Paul's music, who sang along with every song, and who was moved to tears, and who was moved to think and feel so deeply because of that music, he and I will reunite, sit across from each other, and share tears for the first time in a long time, appreciating and remembering all those good things that eventually go away and the times when there was absolutely nothing to lose, and for the gratefulness of all of it. Because that's what life is in the end really... just times of having and times of losing. And all of it just slip sliding away.
    Paul, your music has meant so much to me... thank you.
    Wishing you many healthy and happy years ahead.

  • @angelahall6461
    @angelahall6461 Місяць тому +30

    Such a gracious, intelligent and grounded gentleman. What a blessing to watch this interview. Thanks so much Stephen and Paul. ❤🕊️🙏

    • @angelahall6461
      @angelahall6461 Місяць тому +1

      Also, the transcript of this interview needs to be published as a ‘how to be a good human’ guide.

    • @stevetournay6103
      @stevetournay6103 Місяць тому

      Your first statement is true whichever of them you mean...

  • @rebeccalyle8443
    @rebeccalyle8443 Місяць тому +12

    I am a songwriter and hearing Paul Simon recite Dear Lorraine made me cry. Hello Darkness, My Old Friend is my favorite.

  • @wendelynanderson9517
    @wendelynanderson9517 Місяць тому +40

    Love this conversation. I had a professor when I was working on my MFA in Studio Art who repeatedly told us to “be uncomfortable.” Working from a place that is unfamiliar & causes discomfort is where discovery is made. That’s why I so dislike this book banning & teaching history business by parents who don’t want their kids to learn anything in school that causes discomfort. No real character or intellectual growth will come from only being comfortable or complacent.

    • @kimlarso
      @kimlarso Місяць тому +4

      💥👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @whatgoesaroundcomesaround920
      @whatgoesaroundcomesaround920 Місяць тому +3

      Right on, Wendolyn! ❤️

    • @jenf2857
      @jenf2857 Місяць тому +2

      💯

    • @Worldpeace353
      @Worldpeace353 11 днів тому

      I see your point but however I disagree Challenges can be met without discomfort and from being uncomfortable Neither of the two are good. I'm 61 and succeeded without those I think it depends on the individual person

  • @doug356
    @doug356 Місяць тому +20

    More interviews like this please Mr Colbert ❤

  • @cicelyb8229
    @cicelyb8229 Місяць тому +8

    I just cried listening to Paul Simon recite lyrics to a song I’ve never heard.

    • @profahn7353
      @profahn7353 18 днів тому

      It has actually been recorded twice, and I'd recommend the 2018 version on the album "In the blue light"

  • @deborahsevigny4763
    @deborahsevigny4763 Місяць тому +8

    I saw Simon & Garfunkel in the 70s . Wonderful show. At the end of the show the crowd around Paul was so crowded you couldn't see him. My friend was a fan of Art and wanted his autograph. We saw him walking away and stopped him. No one but her and I wanted his autograph. Such a beautiful voice..

  • @annesandstrommusic7538
    @annesandstrommusic7538 Місяць тому +11

    So beyond genius. My idea of heaven is sitting down with Paul Simon and talking about songwriting.

  • @janm2473
    @janm2473 Місяць тому +6

    Oh thank you, Stephen, for this wonderfully gracious interview with this legend...

  • @iadiramorales68
    @iadiramorales68 Місяць тому +21

    So nice to see him, I don’t think his had an interview for years. What a treat, and a privilege to see such an artist of this caliber, happy his still here ❤❤ to indulge us with his amazing talent. Artists like these no longer exist…

    • @monicagrorud2225
      @monicagrorud2225 Місяць тому +1

      Yes they do …… look up a young artist called Ren. If you like new clever talent

    • @iadiramorales68
      @iadiramorales68 Місяць тому

      @@monicagrorud2225 will do thank you

  • @nhuhuan66
    @nhuhuan66 Місяць тому +31

    It's a thumb up for me just by seeing Paul Simon in the title. My childhood favorite music :)

  • @kddicks5115
    @kddicks5115 Місяць тому +15

    Paul Simon without DOUBT is a LEGEND! been making music since before I was born, I grew up listening, still have him and Garfunkel on my playlist. Celia…Kodachrome…Call Me All….god, so many over Soooo many generations!

  • @peterbathum2775
    @peterbathum2775 Місяць тому +12

    So many songs illiciting tears from me so many times in my life. Thanks bud.

  • @dewaldvanstaden5672
    @dewaldvanstaden5672 Місяць тому +10

    The best Late Show I have ever seen. Stephen, wow! How you allowed it to flow. Just brilliant.

  • @patriciamurfitt4590
    @patriciamurfitt4590 Місяць тому +6

    Paul Simon is a national treasure and the poet of a generation 🥰 💙

  • @ermaek2145
    @ermaek2145 Місяць тому +15

    I watch a lot of American political news (don't ask me why😅) and to balance that, I find it really heart warming and wholesome to watch interviews, in which two well-mannered, mutually respectful adults converse and talk about interesting things. It is absolutely lovely.😍

  • @vjr5261
    @vjr5261 Місяць тому +9

    National treasure sitting right there. Thank you Paul and Stephen. Good stuff ❤

  • @jamesyoungquist6923
    @jamesyoungquist6923 Місяць тому +6

    "Graceland" was the staple road trip album as a kid. Now i play it for my kids when we go a driving

  • @melissawatkins7332
    @melissawatkins7332 Місяць тому +24

    I've been in love with Paul Simon my entire life, no joke, cried when the radio station announced he'd married Edie Brickell, momentarily forgot that 1. I was married 2, I had never so much as been in the same city as Paul.. but still. To this day, Paul Simon is just pure love.

    • @situational.analysis
      @situational.analysis Місяць тому +5

      I know what you mean. Linda Ronstadt does that to me.

    • @ripn929707
      @ripn929707 Місяць тому +2

      Want he married to Carrie Fisher too, when she was young and hot.

    • @cc1k435
      @cc1k435 Місяць тому

      ​@@ripn929707He was, and I don't know if she saw him as pure love. 😆

    • @ripn929707
      @ripn929707 Місяць тому +1

      @@cc1k435 I think drug use had a lot to do with their breakup. Carrie had a screwed up upbringing.

    • @cc1k435
      @cc1k435 Місяць тому +3

      @@ripn929707 I think it did. But there's something about him that doesn't suggest he is always cuddly and cute, either. 😆