Carly Simon shares Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and says music has ‘rescued’ her
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Key context: <p>Singer-songwriter also had surgery to treat carcinoma on her face, leading her to ‘withdraw from public view’</p><p>The musician <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/carly-simon">Carly Simon</a> has revealed that she has <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/parkinsons-disease">Parkinson’s disease</a> in a statement shared on Monday.</p><p>“So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing,” Simon said. “The truth is, I’ve been learning how to live with Parkinson’s disease.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/27/carly-simon-parkinsons-disease">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Singer-songwriter also had surgery to treat carcinoma on her face, leading her to ‘withdraw from public view’The musician Carly Simon has revealed that she has Parkinson’s disease in a statement shared on Monday.“So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing,” Simon said. “The truth is, I’ve been learning how to live with Parkinson’s disease.” Continue reading...
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