Editing Paul Simon (section)

===2023–present: ''Seven Psalms'' and return to touring===
Simon released a new album, ''[[Seven Psalms]]'', in April 2023. A documentary of the project, ''[[In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon]]'', was made by [[Alex Gibney]].<ref name="Nast 2023">{{cite web | title=Paul Simon Announces New Album Seven Psalms | website=Pitchfork | date=April 12, 2023 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/paul-simon-announces-new-album-seven-psalms/ | access-date=April 12, 2023}}</ref> The album was described as 33 minutes of uninterrupted musical meditation, consisting of seven pieces performed on acoustic guitar, linked by a motif derived from "Anji", with elements of folk, blues, and jazz, and lyrics that reflect on life, death, and faith.<ref name="Will Hodgkinson-2023"/> The inspiration for the album came to Simon in 2020. He recalled, "I had a dream so vivid it made me get up in the middle of the night and write it down ... a voice said 'You are meant to be working on a piece called 'Seven Psalms'."<ref name="Will Hodgkinson-2023"/>

For the next few months, isolated by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] on a Texas ranch, Simon worked on a series of guitar pieces and added sounds like distant church bells produced by amplified upside-down wine glasses. He said, "I envisioned ''Seven Psalms'' as one long thought, combined with sounds powerful enough to make the thought come alive."<ref name="Will Hodgkinson-2023"/> In December 2023, Simon rehearsed ''Seven Psalms'' with two acoustic guitarists. He said he missed performing and hoped that it might be possible to play the album live.<ref name="Will Hodgkinson-2023"/>

Simon had planned to retire from music, but after the success of ''Seven Psalms'', he completed another song, composed four more guitar pieces, and was planning an album of duets with his wife, singer [[Edie Brickell]]. He was also in the early stages of working on a musical.<ref name="Will Hodgkinson-2023"/> In a May 2023 interview with ''[[The Times]]'', he said he had lost most of the hearing in his left ear.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cairns |first1=Dan |title=Paul Simon: losing my hearing — and why I'm writing songs again |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/paul-simon-losing-my-hearing-and-why-im-writing-songs-again-3c65mms7n?ts=1684867178524 |website=The Times |date=May 20, 2023 |publisher=Times Media Limited |access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref> In February 2025, Simon performed "Homeward Bound" with [[Sabrina Carpenter]] at a 50th-anniversary special for ''Saturday Night Live''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=2025-02-17 |title=Sabrina Carpenter & Paul Simon Open 'SNL50' Anniversary Special With 'Homeward Bound' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/snl-50-sabrina-carpenter-paul-simon-homeward-bound-1235903757/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> That month, he announced the Quiet Celebration Tour, comprising performances in smaller venues in cities across the U.S. and Canada.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2025-02-18 |title=Paul Simon Un-Retires, Announces Dates for 2025 Spring/Summer 'A Quiet Celebration Tour' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/paul-simon-dates-2025-spring-summer-quiet-celebration-tour-1235904376/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref>