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Paul Simon leaned on dreams he had while sleeping to create his latest studio album, “Seven Psalms.”<\/p>\n

“The dream said, ‘You’re working on a piece called ‘Seven Psalms,'” Simon recently shared with CBS News. He told the outlet that he woke up, wrote down the idea on a legal pad in his cabin in Texas where he lives with his wife of over 30 years, Edie Brickell.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

He said since the idea came to him in a dream, he needed to “wait ’til there’s clarification” on what he’s supposed to do. Lucky for Simon, he got that clarification.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Yeah, it did come, as guitar pieces,” he told the outlet. Simon shared that the words for his album came to him later, again through a dream. His entire creative process behind his most recent album will be showcased in an upcoming documentary, “In Restless Dreams.”<\/p>\n

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In the documentary, Simon said, “I would start to wake up two or three times a week between 3:30 and 5:00 in the morning, and words would come. I’d write ’em down and start to put it together.”<\/p>\n

Some listeners have interpreted Simon’s “Seven Psalms” as a reflective about mortality and death, particularly with a song titled, “Wait.”<\/p>\n

Simon insisted otherwise. “Of course, I’m 81 years old. Of course, I think about it. But I mean, is it pressing on me? No, it’s not.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

When the musician was asked if he ever questioned where his dreams and visions were coming from, he replied, “I don’t even know if I wanna know.”<\/p>\n

“It’s just, it’s \u2018there,\u2019 and I’m grateful for it. It’s been there most of my life,” he elaborated. “When I wrote ‘The Sound of Silence’ and I was 23 years old, that was probably the same kind of phenomenon. But at that time, I just thought, \u2018Oh, this is kind of my best song at the moment.\u2019 And the same thing with ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ where I thought, \u2018Hmm. Better than my usual. This is good.\u2019”<\/p>\n

Simon has been facing some set-backs in his career and his health. The 81-year-old singer revealed in May that over the last two or so years, he has lost most of the hearing in his left ear.<\/a><\/p>\n

“I started to lose the hearing in my left ear,” he told the outlet, adding, “about two years ago, two-and-a-half years ago. And at this moment, it’s, I think, 8% hearing in that ear.”<\/p>\n

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He continued, “It’s upsetting. I can still hear well enough to play guitar and write. But I can’t hear well enough to play with five or six musicians. Maybe that’s fine. Maybe there’s something to be learned from that?”<\/p>\n

Even with struggling with his hearing loss, Simon has not stopped creating music. “I just started to write recently,” he shared. “I’ve written two songs. As long as I can write and sing, I’ll make records, even if it’s just for myself.”<\/p>\n

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In 2018, Simon announced he was retiring from touring.<\/a> In a social media post, he wrote, “I feel the travel and time away from my wife and family takes a toll that detracts from the joy of playing,” adding, it “feels a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating, and something of a relief.”<\/p>\n

His last live performance was at Newport Folk Festival in July 2022. Simon revealed that he’s hopeful that will not be his last live show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Well, I hope not,” he told CBS. “I really wanted to perform the ‘Seven Psalms.’ I haven’t given up hope, but I’m prepared to accept that I might not be able to.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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