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7/24/23-Paul Simon’s hearing loss

Source: music-news.com Paul Simon can't tour again because he hasn't "figured out how to perform with the hearing loss". The 81-year-old singer has suffered hearing loss in his left ear over the last few years and he’s thankful that’s he has some ideas for new music to keep him occupied because he’s unsure if he’ll be able to get back on stage again. He told MOJO magazine: “I have three […]

todayJuly 24, 2023

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5/27/23-Paul Simon loves listener mistakes

Source: music-news.com Music legend Paul Simon loves it when people get his lyrics wrong. The ‘Graceland’ singer believes “the listener completes the song” and he doesn’t care if people mishear his words or create their own interpretations of what he meant when he was writing the tracks so long as they are getting “pleasure” from listening. He told Big Issue magazine: “I should say something that I’m sure is deeply […]

todayMay 27, 2023

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4/1/21-Paul Simon Sells

Paul Simon has sold his back catalogue to Sony Music Publishing. The label now owns the rights to the music legend's hits, including ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Mrs. Robinson’ and ‘Still Crazy After All These Years’. The Grammy-winner's Simon and Garfunkel songs are also included in the deal. Simon said in a statement: “I’m pleased to have Sony Music Publishing be the custodian of my songs for the coming decades. “I […]

todayApril 1, 2021

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3/29/20-Art Garfunkel's voice

Source: music-news.com Art Garfunkel has always worried that his voice is too 'feminine' The 78-year-old singer may have entered his sixth decade in the music business but he has always been concerned that his vocals are "too damn sensitive" and not particularly "manly". He said: "I worry that it's too damn sensitive. It's too fragile. "What's a man doing being so ... feminine, so perfect, gilding the lily on all […]

todayMarch 28, 2020

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2/5/18-Paul Simon to retire

(CNN) If you're Paul Simon, there are 50 ways to leave your lover. And 29 ways to say goodbye to your fans. The Hall of Fame singer-songwriter announced Monday that his upcoming tour, which includes 29 concerts across North America and Europe, will be his last. "I've often wondered what it would feel like to reach the point where I'd consider bringing my performing career to a natural end," he […]

todayFebruary 5, 2018

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