Paul Simon opens up about mysterious hearing loss preventing him from touring: ‘Nobody has an explanation’
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paul Simon has revealed that he is being prevented from touring after suffering a near-total loss of hearing in one ear. While the development has apparently made a return to the stage “extremely” unlikely, Simon has just released a new studio album, Seven Psalms, his first in five years. Speaking to The Sunday Times, the former Simon and Garfunkel star said: “Quite suddenly I lost most of the hearing in my left ear, and nobody has an explanation for it.
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