Paul Simon reveals a sudden hearing loss: "No one has an explanation for this"
This could mean that its live performance days are over.
Those who hope to see Paul Simon live One day may need to adjust their expectations, according to the singer-songwriter. In a new interview with the Sunday , the star revealed that he had recently undergone a sudden auditory loss which prevents him from playing shows. He also said the doctors could not determine the cause of the deterioration of his hearing.
The news arrives in the middle of the release of Simon's 15th solo album, Seven Psalms , which became available on May 19. The 81 -year -old man previously retired from Touring and was already unlikely to overthrow this decision, but he had always given occasional live performances. With this new development, however, even a rare concert seems to be a long time.
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Simon said hearing loss was sudden and unexplained.
In his interview with THE Sunday ( via The independent ), Simon said: "Suddenly, I lost most of the hearing in my left ear, and no one explained. So everything has become more difficult."
The way he manages the situation, he said: "My reaction to this was frustration and embarrassment; not yet completely anger, because I thought it would pass, he would repair himself." But, so far, this has not happened.
He has dealt with other health problems.
Simon also discussed his overall health in the interview. "Boy, I had been beaten in the past two years," he said. According to Yahoo!, He underlined a difficult battle with COVID-19. "But I look good, right?" he said.
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Simon retired from the tour five years ago.
Simon announced that he was retiring from the tour in 2018. A declaration on his website , he wrote to the fans: "I have often wondered what it would feel to reach the point where I would plan to put my spectacle career in a natural end. Now, I know: it's a bit disturbing, a touch exhilarating and something of relief. " AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
The singer of Simon & Garfunkel noted that the death of his guitarist and longtime friend Vincent N’Stus was a "contributing factor" in the decision. He added: "But above all, I feel the journey and time far from my wife and my family wreaking havoc that harm the joy of playing."
Since 1992, Simon has been married to the singer of "What I am" Edie Brickell . They have three children together, Adrian, Lulu and Gabriel Simon . Simon also has another child, Harper Simon , from his first marriage to Peggy Harper .
However, he did not completely abandon the scene.
In his declaration, Simon explained: "I plan to do occasional performance" and said that he would give money to philanthropic organizations, in particular environmental organizations.
It ended up being exactly what he did. For example, in 2019, he performed at the exterior festival of the land of San Francisco and more than a million dollars to environmental groups, as reported by SFGATE. In 2021, Simon gave a surprise performance Global Citizen Festival in New York, which collected funds to combat poverty, global warming and COVID-19.
Simon does not miss an aspect of the tour.
Simon said to Sunday This, even when he played live, he did not like to play all his successful songs.
"The songs that I don't want to sing live, I don't sing them," he said. "Sometimes there are songs that I like and then at a point in a tour, I will say:" What are [explanive] do you do, Paul? "Very often, it came for" you can call me Al ". I think:" What are you doing? You are like a group of covers Paul Simon. You should go home. " »»
