Carly Simon Says She’s Living with Parkinson’s Disease

Carly Simon has revealed that she is living with Parkinson’s disease. The 83-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer disclosed her health challenges in a new open letter to fans ahead of the release of her new studio album, Comes in Waves. “Some days I’m so tired I can’t get the day moving at all,” she said of her condition. “On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself.” Discussing the illness more broadly, Simon wrote that “Parkinson’s is usually associated with movement, tremors, and balance, but it can affect much more than the body. It can bring anxiety, depression, exhaustion, and apathy. “The apathy is particularly strange,” she continued. “You can find yourself lying there like a starfish drying in the sun, arms pointing in all directions, while nothing inside is telling you to get up, read, watch, write, sing, call someone, or do much of anything at all.” “That has been one of the hardest things to explain,” she Simon added. “It is not simply sadness or laziness. It is as though the part of the brain that sends out invitations to participate in life has temporarily misplaced the guest list. Simon also revealed that, while battling Parki...