On “Seven Psalms,” the artist continues his spiritual seeking, imagining a divine presence only to interrogate its borders. On January 15, 2019, Paul Simon dreamed that he was working on a piece called “Seven Psalms.” He got out of bed and scribbled the phrase—alliterative, ancient-feeling—into a spiral notebook. From then on, Simon periodically woke between 3:30 and 5 .
On January 15, 2019, Paul Simon dreamed that he was working on a piece called “Seven Psalms.” He got out of bed and scribbled the phrase—alliterative, ancient-feeling—into a spiral notebook. From then on, Simon periodically woke between 3:30 and 5
. . to jot down bits of language. Songwriters often speak about their work as a kind of channelling—the job is to be a steady antenna, prepared to receive strange signals. Some messages are more urgent than others. Simon started trying to make sense of what he was being told.
“Seven Psalms” is a series of hymns, but somehow it feels imprecise to call the piece religious. When it comes to the fallibility of the body and the enigma of the spirit, Simon, who is Jewish, does not seem beholden to any one world view. In interviews, he has been adamant about the fact that his cosmology is not organized. “I’m not a doctor or a preacher / I’ve no particular guiding star,” he sings on “My Professional Opinion.
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