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Robbie Griffiths

Paul Simon: ‘I fear hearing loss may mean I never play live again’

Legendary songwriter Paul Simon fears his hearing loss could mean he never plays live again.

“I probably won’t be able to perform again, because when there are drums or electric guitars I can’t hear enough of myself to be able to feel that I am making music,” he explained at an event in Mayfair yesterday. “I am back to playing guitar and maybe what I write now is going to be like that. It’s going to be very simple.”

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