After nearly a decade of interruption, legendary artist Paul Simon returns to the stage for a special tour.
Simon, 83, plans to embark on a series of intimate concerts, an event for spring and summer 2025 that he calls “a quiet celebration trip.”
“The evolution of this extraordinary artist continues to unfold, with Simon choosing to perform in private venues, and acoustics are the best given the severe hearing loss he has suffered in the last few years,” the release said.
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Legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon revealed his plan to return to the stage after previously quitting his outstanding music career. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
In May 2023, Simon revealed that most of the hearings in his left ear disappeared.
But the “Silent Voice” collaborator shared that he was “inspired to perform again.”
“Simon chose to perform in private venues where it is best to consider the serious hearing loss he has caused over the past few years.”
The press release continues: “Simon began to rehearse and figured out how he brought the ‘Seven Psalms’ to the stage and a new familiar favorite arrangement.”
Paul Simon performed live in the Greek Theater in 1980. (Richard McCaffrey/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
“Simon often says that the listener finished the song, and he is eager to expand the experience to the live forum by performing this complex layered work in an intimate room with original acoustics.”
“Quiet Celebration Tour” will be held in New Orleans on April 4, and will also travel throughout North America in addition to the performances in Canada. Simon will end his tour in Seattle in August.
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His tour came after he had previously noticed that his hearing was deteriorating when he created his last album, The Seven Psalms.
Simon previously told Times in 2023 that “Suddenly, I lost most of the hearing in my left ear. So it’s all harder.”
Paul Simon shared that he initially announced his “inspired performance again” after the tour that had been held nearly a decade ago. (Ilya S. Savenok)
“My reaction to it was frustration and annoyance; not total anger yet because I think it will pass, it will repair itself.”
Unfortunately, Simon’s hearing has not been repaired. The singer also noted that he was recovering from Covid’s competition at the time and said in an interview: “Boy, I’ve been beaten in the past few years.”
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In 2018, Simon announced that he would withdraw from the tour. “I feel like my wife and family’s travel and time hurts the fun of playing,” he wrote in a social media post. “I feel a little disturbing, exciting, and some stuff that’s relaxing,” added. One breath.”
Simon’s wife for more than 30 years, Edie Brickell sang with him in the final part of the Seven Psalms. (Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/Filmmagic)
His 30-year-old wife, Edie Brickell, sang a duet with him in the final part of “The Seven Psalms” which included the lyrics, “Paradise is beautiful / It’s almost like home / child Like, ready/it’s time to go home.”
The couple shared three children: Adrian Edward, Lulu and Gabriel Elijah.
Simon used to marry the late Carrie Fisher. The couple met in the late 1970s but did not get married until August 1983. They divorced less than a year later in July 1984.
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Elizabeth Stanton of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
