Paul Simon Demonstrates His Guitar Picking Style

Paul Simon shares his early experiences with the guitar and progressing from basic chords to the art of fingerpicking.
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[@howardstern]

Stream the FULL interview now on SiriusXM: sxm.app.link/HSPaulSimon

[@mannyfragoza9652]

i thnk hes a better song writer then a guitar player. Genius level BTW

[@Scotto6977]

We really need to appreciate these legends while they are still around

[@bobabooey4537]

Legends are dead.

[@roberto3262]

​@bobabooey4537 not true. There are "legends in their own time". And also "living legends".

[@ehLeanne311]

@@roberto3262 Exactly, Michael Jordon, Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks,Tiger Woods, Michael Schumacher still alive folks

[@roberto3262]

@@ehLeanne311 don't forget Nancy Pelosi 😂

[@mnob1122]

@@roberto3262Moronic

[@blakestebbe7937]

What a treat it is to see and hear paul demonstrating his fingerpicking skills!

[@yanksrule311]

Agreed!!

[@FAYMprod]

it's actually unsettling to see his gollum nails

[@josbruls]

@@FAYMprod It is!

[@jacqueskibu]

@@FAYMprodis it?

[@freedomrichter]

IKR

[@opusnone1]

Love watching a master discuss his craft.

[@Mandrake591]

Paul’s interviews are really good, early songs like “Flowers Never Bend” and “For Emily……..” sound as beautiful as ever, and he’s always on a quest to learn more, like he said about playing guitar, “It’s a universe!” The real deal.

[@s_Mart_]

This was so moving. Playing the guitar is like speaking or maybe even breathing to Paul. So much knowledge is given here. Love it

[@07sanjeewakaru]

Thanks million Mr.Stern...❤

[@chillmurray7529]

“The guitar is like a universe” was a beautiful thing to say

[@kingrobert1st]

His Martin was simply gorgeous.

[@bobvangorder830]

@@kingrobert1st A signature model D-42...

[@bobvangorder830]

@@kingrobert1st I meant an OM-42!!

[@keithscanlan622]

Paul Simon is a global treasure 😀🎸🎶❤️

[@robertcook2572]

I love it when he says: "I am a good guitar-player, but..." It's not a brag, or even a humble brag; it's a statement of fact which leads to the point he is about to make.

[@tomlewis4748]

That's who I learned fingerpicking from. He was a real hero to me. America and The Boxer are still two of my favorite songs ever.

[@sterloincee]

This was by far the best Stern interview in years.

[@TheJoStephan]

We need this Full interview uploaded please! What a legend. What a talent. Could watch & listen to Paul Simon for hours.

[@pc7339]

A national treasure. I had the incredible honor of shaking his hands once after a Paul McCartney concert at MSG in 1989.

[@lukeknipe6973]

His hands-plural? Did you shake both of them?

[@TheReubstar]

Thank you Paul Simon for your music and Graceland in particular! You saved me in times I felt scared. You are a legend.

[@GreenManalishiUSA]

What a treat. Paul Simon's most recent release, Seven Psalms, prominently features his acoustic guitar. It is as if he went back to his musical roots and combined them with decades of experience. The songwriting is very sophisticated, and a delight for fan's of Paul's guitar playing.

[@brucecampbellx]

He's very right about the guitar. I also get uncomfortable or bothered if I go more than a day without picking it up. Although I feel like I need to do legato and alternate picking exercises every day to keep my chops and finger constitution up to par. It is an endless love with no final destination.

[@nickshields1011]

I learned fingerpicking in the 80s playing his songs. Still play them today. Timeless masterpieces.

[@Davros1x]

His playing is what got me playing the guitar. I learned fingerpicking also playing his songs. Though, the Travis picking method I actually learned from Dust in the Wind... lol.

[@bobvangorder830]

Me too, back in the 70s. The Boxer...one of my absolute favorites. Still in my performing lineups, and I've always said, if I ever get a boxer, I'd name him Paul Simon!

[@li-hangwang-1pcm497]

I'm tearing up watching this video, what a legend.

[@TTM9691]

Love the new thing he played at the end, those are beautiful chords.

[@Bea-td2ev]

What an outstanding interview. I always had Paul as the number one guy I wanted to hear Howard interview, with trepidation that they wouldn't jive. So glad this exists.

[@cleanslate2004]

That was beautiful. It's great to see his love for playing is still strong.

[@musoangelo]

Most direct, succinct explanation of the Travis pick that I've ever heard. A distillation to the essence of what it is.

[@andersosterman6361]

Paul Simon is a superb and an extraordinary guitar player and musician...

[@trevorflarty1811]

No ego at all.What a great, musician,& songwriter.Top-drawer!

[@michaelconvery3840]

Absolutely brilliant love his guitar playing and the songs he wrote where out of this world a legend

[@billysuter]

One of the greatest to ever do it 🙌 God bless paul

[@pdcorlis]

It all goes back to Travis picking… such a guitar magician.

[@russellcarter1872]

Genius musician, singer, songwriter!

[@tvark75]

Such a humble artist! A true musician!

[@jddeefo1022]

Paul Simon is a legend, will always be a legend.

[@user-xh5es2qd8o]

Criminally underrated guitar player.

[@bobabooey4537]

Explain why...

[@acerjuglans383]

Underrated?!? Paul Simon?!? What???

[@bend1951]

Nobody underrates Paul Simon, nobody.

[@wozza2942]

I know what you mean, but Paul Simon is anything but underrated.

[@JamesJAllen-sx5vn]

Agreed

[@jhamler1]

Yup. That's all there is to it. Infinite possibilities from one technique. Love it.

[@mygic183]

Paul is one of the tastiest guitarist ever...'The Rhythm of the Saints' his masterpiece!

[@javiermgtaoism5702]

A genius song writer and musician. Respect!

[@voiceguy3635]

Paul Simon's unique guitar playing is always music to my ears--like Ray Manzarek's keyboards still are.

[@BeatlesCentricUniverse]

So true!

[@johnmccann8319]

Love Paul.Such an enormous influence on me learning to play guitar.Thank you.❤

[@rohan-ghosh]

...at 81! tooo good...cheers Paul.

[@crabapplez1742]

When he talks about comfort, that really hit home for me. I feel uncomfortable without my guitar. It's a very special feeling.

[@nelson1953]

How I understand Paul 'bout the need of playing guitar every day. I am just a 70 years old amateur guitar player and every morning after my breakfast I have to pick the guitar and try to write something even if the words don't come easily. God bless Paul.❤

[@darrint3573]

I too picked up the guitar at Bar-Mitzvah age. My early teachers always told me that I had a natural knack with fingerstyle. Always loved Paul's playing.

[@ktjankabar]

He’s endlessly interesting in interviews. What a treat he lets us inside.

[@donhurst1409]

What a great interview. Paul Simon is an absolute treasure! Oh my!

[@jonnno243]

Wow Paul. decades on, you just reminded me why I picked up my first guitar. ty

[@acerjuglans383]

Everything about this was magic.

[@diangara3298]

If you're interested in this then the Paul Simon Barnes and Noble interview on KZbin is worth checking out. So much information.

[@lw216316]

listen to the intro to Homeward Bound....beautiful...

[@purplemascara99]

Why am I crying?😭😭😭

[@DjNikGnashers]

Always loved Paul's music, and guitar playing, and appreciate his skills. But he did learn A LOT when he came to England, and hung around with the English Folk artists of that time, Bert Jansch etc, and he took a lot from their styles and added it to his own.

[@christianlacheze3323]

In particular Bert’s version of Davy Graham’s Anji

[@ethancardinal1876]

while i listened to the entire interview i wasn't as captivated as i am watching it .. nice job

[@purplecreamband]

One of the Greatest Singer Songwriters EVER !

[@danbgt]

“I’m just fooling around”. Love it!

[@honeybeebadger]

Paul Simon is up there with Lennon /Mcartney musical genius great interview thanks loved Mystery Train intro 💜💙💚

[@jameswagner5348]

Thank you Howard Stern, simply the best person to bring the humanity of the artist to our eyes and ears!

[@mattj376]

great lesson about the thumb

[@samphillips9104]

Best song writer ever

[@BeatlesCentricUniverse]

Definitely in the top 5!

[@MaguireGuitar]

Simon is an inspiration!! Writing great songs for almost 70 years!!! I sing “ St Judy’s Comet “ to my grandkids when they stay overnight! When I would hear he had a new album, I didn’t have to hear it. I knew there would be great music on it! God bless him!!

[@samsonperera9872]

I started listening to you and Paul in the 1960s when I was a teen, and I still love and appreciate it very much

[@speechgirl9647]

Magical musical genius, so lucky to have him❤

[@tylerthompson1842]

Paul Simon 72’ album is a total masterpiece. Some of his best deep cuts

[@authorrayrogers]

I was introduced to Travis picking from Lindsay Buckingham, both in Fleetwood Mac and solo. I had been listening to the style in Simon's work and not really realizing it for year before though!

[@frankd.506]

Lindsey is another underrated guitar player, that term gets tossed around too often but in some cases it actually fits,he incorporates Banjo and Travis picking which are similar but not the same.

[@Wilfredoviquez]

Es un gran maestro, gracias a Paul Simon tenemos grandes canciones.

[@Scotto6977]

Wow, hypnotic!

[@willburrito9710]

An American treasure

[@TanteTiffy1979]

Wow, he is so sympathic and I wish, I could learn from him. Such a great Talent ❤🎉💯😊🎶👍

[@mandomtn1962]

Thanks Paul. Been following you since Graceland when I was 12

[@matthewgiffin9305]

I think of all the greats he is the most centred and articulate. He is so close to his art. What an inspiration.

[@VlrGuitarWorld]

Man I could watch Paul Simon all day!!

[@donpattonjr]

Paul Simon is an excellent guitar player..very impressed 🎶🙂🕊️

[@michaeldonovan3959]

Howard is really a great interviewer with the icons. These sessions are historic.

[@Marcel1978dt]

Very interesting! Paul Simon has just broadened my horizons! Thanks Mr. Simon!

[@mattgibbs9576]

Gifted for sure

[@BobWadeGuitar]

Learned to play listening to Paul - vastly underrated as a guitar player and innovator

[@alanwann9318]

A hero to me beginning to play guitar 60 yrs ago

[@renmazzolo9676]

Cheers from “down under”. Please come to visit us Paul here in sunny Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 … soon 🙏🙏

[@anthonymacdonald862]

And that is why I love Paul Simon 🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@SimonTeare]

I have a lot of love for this

[@BartNL-tx7ih]

At the End of a great life and beautiful music; the master show us how to carry the flag of the past in to the future!

[@seansrecords]

I always tell people Paul Simon is massively under rated as a guitar player

[@zombizombi]

Not really, there's nothing really special or unique about his playing. He's a competent player but nothing special.

[@largelatte7320]

​@@zombizombiits not about compentancy, its about simplicity and the melodies you are able to harness.

[@justthinking650]

@@zombizombi and yet he produces some of the richest and fullest acoustic melodies

[@zombizombi]

@@justthinking650 Wtf does richest and fullest mean exactly?

[@DavidHernandez-lq7kn]

​@@zombizombinot trying to argue, which guitar players do you recommend checking out?

[@nightingaleofsorrow9349]

Love hearing the guitar fingerpicking story from Paul. Howard asks some great questions. Couple of great fingerpicking acoustic players are Michael Johnson and Martin Simpson!

[@billygreenville59]

Check out Doyle Dykes some time. Chet Atkins once said Doyle is the best fingerstyle player out there at that time. He's incredible.

[@terri6854]

Best is Tommy Emmanuel by a longggg way.

[@markbrown7103]

I must say thank you Paul Simon. For your all of your music. You were a and still are a great inspiration for me as far as guitar playing goes. I didn’t pick it up at 13. I picked it up at 22. In 1974 you and Paul Simon we’re going very strong on the radio. I loved your music then and still love it today. Thanks so much for all of your music.👍🏼👍🏼😁🎸☮️

[@GCKelloch]

I love Paul's guitar playing, singing, and song-writing. Wanna hear a surprisingly good guitar player, trained by the great Andres Segovia? Look up Charo. She's better than ever in her 70s now.

[@billgreen6263]

Yup. I saw her a few years ago. She is amazing.

[@TheWhistlingCyclist]

That was a nicely done interview, I enjoyed the enthusiasm of both host and Paul, cool 😎👍

[@josephballerini3730]

genius on guitar

[@conorfurlong]

Wow indeed

[@ADAMSIVES]

So nice to hear Paul Simon hitting dull notes and buzzy notes too!

[@ryo5281]

Paul's guitar is very beautiful and fun to play.

[@nancywarren7331]

Amazing talent. Love the demonstration and the artist.💐

[@JoeDelaney64]

Thanks Paul for sharing your fingerpicking skills...

[@Moekoffee2001]

Howard’s youtube posts have the best commercials

[@tenthousanddaysofgratitude]

Paul Simon stood on the shoulders of roots music giants and became the giant on whose shoulders so many modern musicians can stand.

[@mrcapguy5554]

One of the best… ever!

[@mariomanningfan]

Paul Simon is unrivaled

[@electricworkshop4462]

A true master of acoustic guitar

[@greenbeagle13]

He is the absolute MASTER...

[@11calman]

Great stuff

[@gwynnielsen5081]

I have always admired Paul as an acoustic guitarist. I don't think I'd be writing folk songs today if it wasn't for Simon and Garfunkel. Maybe they didn't get along, but they recorded incredible music together.

[@artiseworks8030]

Paul Simon is a legend! Love that guitar! Martin is definitely one the best in the game!

[@normatible9795]

A living legend teaching us music skills

[@speedy7834]

One of the greatest songwriters of all time

[@HelianaSuper]

Wowww! Great Paul Simon!😍😍🌻🌻