Paul Simon Trivia Questions

Paul Simon's full birth name is Paul Frederic Simon, confirming Frederic as his middle name.

Simon said the song was a playful, fictional exercise, not drawn from his personal life; he wrote it quickly in the studio.

Paul Simon did not co-write the musical 'The Lion King.' The musical's songs were primarily composed by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice. Simon had no involvement.

Simon was in Simon & Garfunkel, not The Everly Brothers, though he admired them and later collaborated with them.

Paul Simon's number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 occurred only in the 1960s (with Simon & Garfunkel) and 1970s (solo). He has not had a #1 in six consecutive decades.

Simon wrote the melody quickly, but he labored over the lyrics for months, so the entire song was not completed in one hour.

Graceland, released in 1986, won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1987. It features South African musicians and is one of Simon's most acclaimed works.

'The Capeman' was a Broadway musical, not a television special, so Paul Simon could not have won an Emmy for it.