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Last year, Paul Simon confirmed that while making his most recent album, Seven Psalms, he’d suffered major hearing loss. The musician has had to find ways to adapt so that he can keep making and playing music, telling CBS Mornings in a new interview: “I’m going through my repertoire and …

Ten years ago, in a move he quickly grew to regret, Art Garfunkel had an imaginary conversation with Paul Simon while speaking to a reporter for U.K. newspaper The Telegraph. They hadn’t played together in five years at this point, and his frustrations were boiling over. “How can you walk …

It’s been nearly a decade and a half since Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel performed at the American Film Institute’s tribute to Mike Nichols in Los Angeles. The time in between then has been marked with Garfunkel’s four-year struggle to regain his voice after being diagnosed with vocal cord paresis, …

When the Who hit the road every couple of years, fans know exactly what they’re going to get when they buy tickets: All the big hits, a smatterings of songs from Tommy and Quadrophenia, and perhaps a single deep cut to appease the hardcores. When we asked Roger Daltrey about …

Paul Simon appeared on The Late Show to promote a new documentary about himself, In Restless Dreams. Although Simon was not the official musical guest for the episode, he took the opportunity to perform album cut “Your Forgiveness” on acoustic guitar for the audience. Simon showcased the introspective song, which …

In January 2019, Paul Simon awoke from a dream. Some voice in his head had informed him, deep within his REM cycle, that he was going to work on a project called “Seven Psalms.” The singer-songwriter behind “The Sound of Silence,” “A Bridge Over Troubled Waters,” “Love Me Like a …

Paul Simon discusses his songwriting and legacy in the trailer for In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, available exclusively at Rolling Stone. “People used to say, ‘Oh, you have your finger on the pulse,’” the 82-year-old musician says in the clip. “No, I don’t have my finger on …

Paul Simon may not yet have come to terms with the hearing loss in his left ear, but he is “beginning to.” The 81-year-old singer-songwritertalked about his ailment and ability to continue performing at a post-screening Q&A forIn Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, which premiered at the Toronto …

Long before Live Nation, Clear Channel, Ticketmaster, Stubhub, service fees, gold-circle seats, and anything that even resembles the live music industry as we know it today, there was Ron Delsener. The 87-year-old concert promoter has been booking shows in New York City going all the way back to the summer …

Paul Simon has sold a share in his royalties to BMG, the company announced on Thursday, marking yet another notable deal in the music acquisition space. Simon sold a “substantial stake” in his rights to the royalty income from Simon and Garfunkel’s recordings, along with a type of public performance …