Simon said she had decided to speak about her diagnosis after she received letters, “kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing.”<\/p>\n
Despite her health condition, the musician recently announced a new album – Comes In Waves – which will be released in August 2026.<\/p>\n
The first single, Howl, was released last month. It finds the singer consoling a friend who has just been through a break-up.<\/p>\n
“Howl like the wind, roar like the river \/ Wail like the rain, cry, shout, and shiver,” she advises, her tawny, contralto voice instantly recognisable.<\/p>\n
A press release said the album would see Simon revisiting familiar themes such as “love, memory, family, self-reckoning, and forgiveness, while allowing space for contradiction, ambiguity, and emotional evolution.”<\/p>\n
One of the most recognisable singer-songwriters of the 1970s, Simon was known for her emotionally honest, piano-led pop anthems, and intricate character studies.<\/p>\n
Among her most beloved songs are the Bond theme Nobody Does It Better and Legend In Your Own Time, a withering portrait of an arrogant man. <\/p>\n