Paul Simon Talks New Album Of Old Songs & Performs With Bill Frisell On ‘Late Show’

Famed singer-songwriter Paul Simon sat for an interview and performed on Wednesday’s episode of the CBS talk show The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Simon discussed his upcoming tour, a new album he’s working on and played a song with acclaimed jazz guitarist Bill Frisell.

The New York City native revealed he is prepping an album of songs he had previously released. “It’s kind of a rare opportunity for a writer to go back and re-examine a piece of work that was good but maybe could’ve been better. I’m picking out songs that I really liked that I thought were well written and just weren’t noticed. I’m recording them again with other musicians,” Simon said. He also talked about his upcoming tour which begins on June 1. Watch Paul’s chat with Stephen:

In perhaps a taste of the new album, Paul Simon recruited Bill Frisell to perform “Question For The Angels” from Paul’s 2011 album So Beautiful Or So What. Simon had never played the tune previously. Here’s how it went down:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIXm01Z5t0k

Finally, watch a skit featuring Colbert helping Paul Simon update “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” for the modern age: