既生瑜，何生亮 - 說說 Paul Simon

Paul Simon 和 Bob Dylan 可謂樂壇兩巨擘，可總有好事者來挑彼此高低。大家你們怎麽看？

另外，細心觀眾注意到 there is an idiom somewhere below. 

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In a recent interview in Rolling Stone magazine Paul Simon remarked that he was miffed by comparisons between him and Bob Dylan:

“He’s telling you the truth and making fun of you at the same time. I sound sincere every time. Rock and roll has a lot to do with image. If that’s not your strength, people find fault with the work.”

This short quotation gets to the crux of a perennial battle between two titans of American music. Dylan remains the central figure among serious rock intellectuals. His sometimes impenetrable and always cryptic work is seen as having a heft and cultural cachet often denied to Simon, whose songs communicate directly to the listener. But, while Dylan seems to scoff at confession and musicology, Simon has worn his heart on his sleeve and taken seriously his musical craft.

(Excerpt from David Shasha’s article on forward.com)