Carly Simon
Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simonis an American singer-songwriter, musician and children's author. She first rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation", "You Belong To Me", "Coming Around Again", and her four Gold certified singles "Jesse", "Mockingbird", a duet with James Taylor, "You're So Vain", and "Nobody Does It Better"from the 1977 James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth25 June 1945
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
So many artists who came out during that time, including myself, were able to get on radio. New forms of singer-songwriters developed out of that.
The models for me were more the folk-rock singers of the '60s and '70s.
It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black.
My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything.
The punishment doesn't fit the crime. I've done everything I can to get him out, or at least get him a fairer trial.
possibly one of the best in the world. The Americans have a slightly different handicap system, so it's difficult to tell. But what she's done so far is phenomenal.
I feel that if John Wilkes Booth hadn't shot Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln would have come through his pain and emerged like Livingston has. This album was made with the wisdom that comes from allowing yourself to be recklessly entwined with your agony and sorrow.
Well, I tried to get a record deal in 1966 or '67, and everyone thought I was too eclectic.
Sometimes, but the year I lived in France I started to write songs.
No, because I've never really changed my style that much.
No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.
But when we listened to the radio, it was Bill Haley and the Comets or the Everly Brothers.
In other words, I built on what I had.
We need role models who are going to break the mold.