#paul-simon

#paul-simon

Requiring silence and understanding, it's a hushed and introspective reinvention rather than a euphoric victory lap. Drums are mostly stroked with brushes. The 84-year-old singer-songwriting legend's voice has lost power and range, but frailty and vulnerability have brought intimacy and authority. Smiling as he addresses a cheering Merseyside audience for likely the last time, he calls it a humbling experience.

In the 50s, Chuck Berry wrote things that were so good they could've been part of the Harlem Renaissance, and he taught my whole generation. They're all influenced by Chuck Berry—Bob and the Beatles and everybody—cause he made stories in words that flowed effortlessly. And his stories were great.

Paul Simon will head back on the road this summer for a new leg of his "A Quiet Celebration Tour." As was the case for his 2025 comeback outing, each show on this forthcoming trek across North America will be divided into two parts, with Simon first presenting his latest album Seven Psalms before returning to the stage for a second set of greatest hits and fan favorites.

During a recent concert, Paul Simon humorously stated, "I don't take requests but I'll do some of it for $20," before playing a snippet of "Kodachrome."

"Seven Psalms" belongs alongside David Bowie's "Blackstar" or Johnny Cash's "American Recordings" albums in the canon of wide-lens looks at the mystery of late life.

Paul Simon's "The Afterlife" presents an amusing vision of heaven, likening it to waiting in line at the DMV and suggests pickup lines fail even past life.