Boys in the trees : a memoir
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Author
Published
New York : Flatiron Books, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Clallam Bay - Biography
BIO SIMON SIMON
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BIO SIMON SIMON
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Forks - Biography
BIO SIMON SIMON
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BIO SIMON SIMON
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Published
New York : Flatiron Books, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 376 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Description
Simon's memoir reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, her musical debut as half of The Simon Sisters performing folk songs with her sister Lucy in Greenwich Village, to a meteoric solo career that would result in 13 top-40 hits, including the #1 song "You're So Vain." She was the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, for a song composed, written, and performed entirely by a single artist: "Let the River Run" from the movie Working Girl. The memoir recalls a childhood enriched by music and culture, but also one shrouded in secrets that would eventually tear her family apart. Simon captures moments of creative inspiration, the sparks of songs, and the stories behind writing "Anticipation" and "We Have No Secrets" among many others. Romantic entanglements with some of the most famous men of the day fueled her confessional lyrics, as well as the unraveling of her storybook marriage to James Taylor.