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Wednesday 23 May 2018
A farewell to the road for Paul Simon

By DAVID BAUDER, AP En- of Simon's contemporaries ant end to the "Old Friends"
tertainment Writer aren't interested in push- tour in 2012, and Garfun-
NEW YORK (AP) — Farewell ing boundaries or have kel declined requests to
tours don't always mean fans who resist if they do. Si- be interviewed for Hilburn's
farewell, but are a ripe time mon's last few albums have biography. So it would be
for appreciation and ap- been adventurous, earning wise not to expect another
praisal. Paul Simon's con- him critical and commer- reunion soon. For the book,
certs and a new biogra- cial success. Hilburn pressed Simon to
phy offer the opportunity Many people forget that reveal details of the 2014
for both. Simon's "Home- Simon spent years as a incident where Simon and
ward Bound" tour began mediocre writer searching his wife, Edie Brickell, were
last week in Vancouver for pop hits until his break- arrested on disorderly con-
and takes him across North through song, "The Sound duct charges for a fight at
America, to Europe and an of Silence," Hilburn said. their Connecticut home.
eventual conclusion with "Once he became this Without setting the record
three dates back home in great songwriter, he real- straight, it would remain
New York City. FILE - In this May 16, 2018 file photo, Paul Simon kicks off his ized right away that you're a defining image of their
Simon, who's 76, isn't retiring. Homeward Bound: The Farewell Tour in Vancouver, British Co- always in jeopardy," he marriage, he argued. Si-
He has an album due out lumbia. Simon, who's 76, isn't retiring. said. "There are always mon refused; instead, a
this fall and promises he'll these distractions and photo of him and Brickell
still occasionally appear step away, Simon said and "America" to touch- temptations. He had this later renewing their vows at
on stage. Since he started in a statement when the stones from "Graceland" determination and intelli- their Montauk, New York,
writing songs as a teen-ag- tour was announced. (He and recent fare "Dazzling gence to know that music home is in the book, stand-
er, it's hard to imagine that has declined interview re- Blue" and "Rewrite." With a is the most important thing ing as Simon's testimony to
impulse shutting off forever. quests). 16-piece band, he often — that you could never the endurance of their rela-
He's done with the idea of "Mostly, though, I feel the searches for new ways to master it and never take tionship.
long concert tours, though, travel and time away from tell familiar stories. it for granted." Hilburn be- Even though two of his three
so if you live in Greensboro, my wife and family takes a "He was far more a curious lieves that the desire to wives — Brickell and Carrie
North Carolina, Austin, Tex- toll that detracts from the musician than a self-con- stretch himself musically Fisher — were celebrities in
as or Orlando, Florida, and joy of playing," he said. gratulatory, self-repeating was the biggest factor in their own right when they
want to see him perform, The set list from the tour's pop star," wrote Jon Pareles Simon's break with partner were married, Simon has
this is probably it. opener in Vancouver indi- of The New York Times in his Art Garfunkel in 1970, not generally been reluctant to
The death of his lead gui- cates that he's exploring review of opening night. the famous prickly relation- feed the media machine.
tarist and friend, Vincent the breadth of his career — Simon's musical restlessness ship between the child- Hilburn believes that has
N'guini, last December in- from Simon & Garfunkel fa- sets him apart from many hood chums. "If he hadn't cost him popularity through
fluenced his decision to vorites like "Mrs. Robinson" peers, said Robert Hilburn, left Simon & Garfunkel, the years. Instead, people
author of the just-released he'd have burned out like know Simon through his
book "Paul Simon: The Life." all the others," Hilburn said. songs, and they're likely to
Simon was interviewed by The two are more distant be remembered long after
Hilburn for the book. Many than ever after an unpleas- he's gone, he said.q

Avicii's family says DJ-producer's

funeral will be private

NEW YORK (AP) — The fam- suffered acute pancreati- and appendix removed in
ily of late Swedish DJ-pro- tis, in part due to excessive 2014, he canceled a se-
ducer Avicii says his funeral drinking. ries of shows in attempt to
will be private. After having his gallbladder recover.q
In a statement released
Tuesday, Avicii's family
says the funeral will include
"people who were closest"
to the performer. The fam-
ily also asked the media to
respect their decision.
They added that no more
information about the fu-
neral will be made publicly.
Avicii, born Tim Bergling,
was found dead last month
in Muscat, Oman at age 28.
He earned Grammy nomi-
nations, had success on
U.S. radio and performed
his music around the world
at music festivals. FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2013 file photo, Avicii accepts the award for
favorite artist - electronic dance music at the American Music
He retired from touring in Awards in Los Angeles
2016. He had in the past