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Paul Simon says hearing loss may stop him from touring ever again

By ANI | Updated: May 24, 2023 05:15 IST

Los Angeles [US], May 24 : Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Paul Simon has revealed that he has lost most of the ...

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Los Angeles [US], May 24 : Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Paul Simon has revealed that he has lost most of the hearing in his left ear.

In an interview with London's The Times, Simon talked about his health and his uncertain future in music, The Hollywood Reporter reported.

"Quite suddenly, I lost most of the hearing in my left ear, and nobody has an explanation for it," he said. "So everything became more difficult."

He shared that his immediate reaction to his new hearing condition was largely "frustration and annoyance." It hadn't reached the point of anger yet, he said, "because I thought it would pass, it would repair itself."

His hearing, however, has not come back, and it's made the legendary singer question whether returning to performing live will be a possibility. According to the musician, it's not entirely a bad thing, considering there are things he doesn't want to perform live anymore.

"The songs of mine that I don't want to sing live, I don't sing them. Sometimes there are songs that I like and then at a certain point in a tour, I'll say, 'What the fuck are you doing, Paul?'" he explained. "Quite often that would come during 'You Can Call Me Al.' I'd think, 'What are you doing? You're like a Paul Simon cover band. You should get off the road, go home.'"

The 81-year-old Simon also described the last several years of his life as difficult, not just because of aging but because he contracted COVID. The infectious disease that launched a global pandemic in 2020 "has left him physically frail."

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