"I don’t think creativity stops with disability:" Paul Simon performs with near-total hearing loss
4 months, 1 week ago

"I don’t think creativity stops with disability:" Paul Simon performs with near-total hearing loss

Salon  

Paul Simon is sharing his experiences performing with near-total hearing loss. Simon was diagnosed with hearing loss in his left ear when he was working on his 15th studio album "Seven Psalms" which was released last year. I can’t do that one.” Despite the initial frustration and adjustments, Simon clarified that the hearing loss has only made him more creative. Earlier this spring, at the premiere of his documentary, "In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon," Simon told People Mazagine that some of his hearing had come back “enough of a degree that I’m comfortably singing and playing guitar and playing a few other instruments."

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Paul Simon names the fan-favorite song he’ll never perform again
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Paul Simon names the fan-favorite song he’ll never perform again

The Independent  

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Music Icon Paul Simon Reveals The Fan-Favorite Song He’ll Never Perform Again
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Music Icon Paul Simon Reveals The Fan-Favorite Song He’ll Never Perform Again

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LOADING ERROR LOADING American music legend Paul Simon said his battle with hearing loss means there are some songs he just can’t perform live anymore ― including one of his best-known tracks. “I’m going through my repertoire and reducing a lot of the choices that I make to acoustic versions,” Simon told “CBS Mornings” this week. I can’t do that …

Paul Simon is beginning to accept the hearing loss that makes it difficult for him to perform
1 year, 6 months ago

Paul Simon is beginning to accept the hearing loss that makes it difficult for him to perform

LA Times  

Months after Paul Simon announced that he had lost hearing in his left ear, the singer-songwriter says he is still coming to terms with his new disability. “I haven’t accepted it completely, but I’m beginning to.” The former Simon & Garfunkel performer was at TIFF for the world premiere of “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon,” his documentary …

Paul Simon reveals he lost the hearing in his left ear while completing his new album
1 year, 10 months ago

Paul Simon reveals he lost the hearing in his left ear while completing his new album

LA Times  

Paul Simon reveals he lost the hearing in his left ear while completing his new album “Seven Psalms.” Paul Simon has revealed that he has lost most of the hearing in his left ear. The San Diego Union-Tribune described it as a seven-song collection that “revels in melancholic understatement and gentle nuances” exploring “themes of mortality and spirituality, joy and …

Paul Simon opens up about mysterious hearing loss preventing him from touring: ‘Nobody has an explanation’
1 year, 10 months ago

Paul Simon opens up about mysterious hearing loss preventing him from touring: ‘Nobody has an explanation’

The Independent  

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