the director, original SNL writer Tom Schiller, at Cinefamily in 2014, and interviewed Buck Henry following the presentation of Miloš Forman’s Taking Off in 2016. He was the panel moderator at the screenings of Jimi Hendrix and Monterey Pop presented by Cinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in 2015. Simon also presented John Waters’ Female Trouble with Fred Armisen for American Cinematheque, and appeared in conversation with Armisen following the screening. In 2017, Harper played guitar on Lady Gaga’s title track for her album Joanne, produced by Mark Ronson. In 2018, he played Bram Stoker in an episode of Drunk History. Journalism Simon has conducted many interviews for publications, as well as for Lip TV's Talk Show, which ran from 2016-2017. Some of his interview subjects include former CIA director James Woolsey, former senator Al Franken, actresses Natasha Lyonne and Anjelica Huston, directors Sean Baker and Sam Taylor-Johnson, artists Ed Moses and Alex Israel, Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Monty Python's Eric Idle, and many others. He has interviewed artist Tracey Emin for Purple Magazine, and virtual reality pioneer and author Jaron Lanier for the L.A. Review of Books. Most recently, Simon interviewed director Miranda July for Hesperios Journal in 2019. Personal life Harper Simon has been linked to actress Parker Posey. Music in film and television Songs from Simon's first album were featured in the Golden Globe-winning HBO show Girls, ABC shows Private Practice and The Neighbors, and in the film Peace, Love and Misunderstanding directed by Oscar-winner Bruce Beresford. Film and television credits Girls (HBO) Private Practice (ABC) The Neighbors (ABC) The Blackout (dir: Abel Ferrara) New Rose Hotel (dir: Abel Ferrara) Peace, Love and Misunderstanding (dir: Bruce Beresford) Musical performances on television The Late Show with David Letterman Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Jimmy Kimmel Live! Nick Drake Tribute (BBC) Taratata (France) Film and television cameos Sesame Street (1976) One Trick Pony (dir: Robert M. Young) (1980) The New Show (1984) Saturday Night Live (1988) New Rose Hotel (dir: Abel Ferrara) (1998) Bringing Out the Dead (dir: Martin Scorsese) (1999) Drunk History (2018) Selected discography Solo albums Harper Simon (2010) Division Street (2013) Other albums Carl Perkins, Go Cat Go! (1996) The Blackout (Soundtrack) (1997) Sean Lennon, Friendly Fire (2006) Suphala, Blueprint (2006) Song of America compilation (2007) The Heavy Circles, The Heavy Circles (2008) Daniel Merriwether, Love & War (2009) Soko, I Thought I