Editing Carly Simon (section)

==Personal life==
In the 1960s, Simon was briefly engaged to British writer [[William Donaldson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=William Donaldson – Womanising satirist and novelist who squandered several fortunes on wild living |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/william-donaldson-q8ngq8vqb9s |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=June 27, 2005 |access-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512060701/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/william-donaldson-q8ngq8vqb9s |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref> Donaldson described her as "the answer to any sane man's prayers; funny, quick, erotic, extravagantly talented."<ref>{{cite web |last=Hawtree |first=Christopher |title=William Donaldson: Satirist and writer who made his name with The Henry Root Letters |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jun/25/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 25, 2005 |access-date=March 21, 2010 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221045521/http://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jun/25/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:James Taylor and Carly Simon, 1975.jpg|thumb|Simon and Taylor in concert, 1975. They were married from 1972 to 1983.]]

Simon married fellow singer-songwriter [[James Taylor]] on November 3, 1972 in [[New York City]], where they lived at the time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Stacey |title=Week in Rock History: Carly Simon and James Taylor Tie the Knot |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/week-in-rock-history-carly-simon-and-james-taylor-tie-the-knot-20111031 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 31, 2011 |access-date=June 15, 2014 |archive-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625175816/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/week-in-rock-history-carly-simon-and-james-taylor-tie-the-knot-250215/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=White |first=Timothy |title=James Taylor: Long Ago and Far Away |date=June 2002 |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |isbn=0-7119-9193-6}}</ref><ref name="x836">{{cite web | title=Tales From the Trees: An Interview With Carly Simon, PopMatters | website=PopMatters | date=2016-11-21 | url=https://www.popmatters.com/tales-from-the-trees-an-interview-with-carly-simon-2495407885.html | access-date=2024-12-31|quote=Simon would cap the ’60s by moving into her own apartment on E. 35th Street in the city’s Murray Hill neighborhood.... It was also the place where she and James Taylor exchanged wedding vows in November 1972.}}</ref> They have two children, [[Sally Taylor (musician)|Sarah "Sally" Maria Taylor]] (born January 7, 1974) and Benjamin "Ben" Simon Taylor (born January 22, 1977), both of whom are musicians and political activists. Simon and Taylor divorced in 1983.<ref>{{cite book |last=Halperin |first=Ian |title=Fire and Rain: The James Taylor Story |edition=revised updated |date=January 1, 2003 |publisher=[[Citadel Press]] |isbn=0-8065-2348-4 |page=140}}</ref> In June 2004, Simon said that she no longer speaks to her ex-husband. "I would say our relationship is non-existent. It's not the way I want it."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/entertainment-news/carly-simon/carly-simon-marriage-recipe.html |title=Carly Simon's marriage recipe |website=AskMen.com |date=June 28, 2004 |access-date=November 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717021408/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/entertainment-news/carly-simon/carly-simon-marriage-recipe.html |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, following the publication of her memoir ''[[Boys in the Trees (book)|Boys in the Trees]]'', Simon reiterated in an interview that she and Taylor had not spoken in decades, saying, "I still want to heal him, I still want to make him all right. And I love him so much."<ref>{{cite web |last=Dowd |first=Kathy Ehrich |title=Carly Simon on Ex-Husband James Taylor: He Hasn't Spoken to Me in Decades, But I Still 'Love Him So Much' |url=https://people.com/books/carly-simon-says-she-and-ex-james-taylor-dont-speak-but-she-still-loves-him/ |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=September 2, 2022 |date=November 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212002150/https://people.com/books/carly-simon-says-she-and-ex-james-taylor-dont-speak-but-she-still-loves-him/ |archive-date=February 12, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> From 1972 to 1979, Simon sang backup vocals on the following James Taylor songs and studio albums: "One Man Parade" from ''[[One Man Dog]]'' (1972).<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=James Taylor – One Man Dog |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/one-man-dog-mw0000311475 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=November 9, 2014 |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127145118/https://www.allmusic.com/album/one-man-dog-mw0000311475 |url-status=live}}</ref> "Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now", "Let It All Fall Down", "Me and My Guitar", "Daddy's Baby", and "Ain't No Song" from ''[[Walking Man]]'' (1974).<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=James Taylor – Walking Man |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/walking-man-mw0000194605 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=November 9, 2014 |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214062022/https://www.allmusic.com/album/walking-man-mw0000194605 |url-status=live}}</ref> "[[How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)|How Sweet It Is]]" from ''[[Gorilla (James Taylor album)|Gorilla]]'' (1975).<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=James Taylor – Gorilla |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gorilla-mw0000192879 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=November 9, 2014 |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127145810/https://www.allmusic.com/album/gorilla-mw0000192879 |url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Shower the People]]", "A Junkie's Lament", "Slow Burning Love", and "Family Man" from ''[[In the Pocket (James Taylor album)|In the Pocket]]'' (1976).<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=James Taylor – In the Pocket |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-pocket-mw0000199229 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=November 9, 2014 |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127145901/https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-pocket-mw0000199229 |url-status=live}}</ref> "Terra Nova"  (which she co-wrote with Taylor) from ''[[JT (James Taylor album)|JT]]'' (1977).<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=James Taylor – JT |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/jt-mw0000097545 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=November 9, 2014 |archive-date=December 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206142714/https://www.allmusic.com/album/jt-mw0000097545 |url-status=live}}</ref> "B.S.U.R." from ''[[Flag (James Taylor album)|Flag]]'' (1979).<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=James Taylor – Flag |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/flag-mw0000192161 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=November 9, 2014 |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123204957/https://www.allmusic.com/album/flag-mw0000192161 |url-status=live}}</ref>

She was engaged to musician [[Russ Kunkel]], from 1985 to 1986. The pair became romantically involved during the making of Simon's album ''[[Spoiled Girl]]''.<ref name=carlysimontimeline80s/>

Simon married James Hart, a writer, poet and businessman, on December 23, 1987. The couple divorced in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Charles J. |title=Carly Simon On Painful Past And James Taylor Ignoring Her |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/12/carly-simon-on-painful-pa_n_101398.html |work=[[HuffPost|Huffington Post]] |date=May 12, 2008 |access-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513204802/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/12/carly-simon-on-painful-pa_n_101398.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Weller |first=Sheila |title=Fun and Games With the David Geffen Rumor About Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain' |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2010/02/fun-and-games-with-the-david-geffen-rumor-about-carly-simons-youre-so-vain |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=February 27, 2010 |access-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403001647/https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2010/02/fun-and-games-with-the-david-geffen-rumor-about-carly-simons-youre-so-vain |url-status=live}}</ref>

Simon underwent a [[mastectomy]], [[chemotherapy]], and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer between 1997 and 1998. There had been a lump in her breast for several years, but her doctors had advised against surgery. Simon later recounted: "Then one doctor said, 'You know what, I'd rather see it in a jar than in your breast.{{'"}} She also said that she felt "a little angry with [herself]" that she did not insist on taking it out sooner.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/carly-simon-boho-queen-509978.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109132211/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/carly-simon-boho-queen-509978.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 9, 2009 |location=London |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |title=Carly Simon: Boho Queen |date=October 9, 2005}}</ref> Simon's surgery came at the same time as the death of her long-time friend [[Linda McCartney]], who had also battled breast cancer. Simon described McCartney's death as having emotionally "crushed" her.<ref name=cnnshowbiz/> Simon has had [[osteopenia]] since at least the age of 61, which has resulted in her avoidance of high-heeled shoes in order to escape discomfort.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/V2aqY6NBaoI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200228190452/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2aqY6NBaoI Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |last=Simon |first=Carly |title=Carly Simon on Today (2008) Full-Interview! |via=[[YouTube]] |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=V2aqY6NBaoI&t=110 |publisher=RiverRunnersUnited |date=Spring 2008 |quote=Because I have ... almost osteoporosis, not quite – it's like that thing right under; osteopenia. And so... so I'm... I can't really wear high heels comfortably, but I love the way they look.}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Simon has been close friends with James Taylor's younger brother [[Livingston Taylor]] for over 40 years. Livingston said, "I love Carly and Carly loves me. She's a ferocious advocate and supporter of my music." They have worked as a musical duo for some songs such as "Best of Friends", released in Livingston's 2006 album ''[[There You Are Again]]'', and others earlier in their careers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Argyrakis |first=Andy |title=Going Live with Liv |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/music/interviews/2006/livingstontaylor-0206.html?start=3 |magazine=[[Christianity Today]] |date=February 13, 2006 |access-date=September 13, 2011 |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512015925/https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/februaryweb-only/livingstontaylor-0206.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2010, Simon revealed she had been one of the several celebrities who fell victim to financial advisor [[Kenneth I. Starr]], whose [[Ponzi scheme]] lured her into "investing" millions of dollars with him, which she lost.<ref>{{cite web |last=Veneziani |first=Vince |title=Carly Simon Says She's Lost Millions of Dollars to Kenneth Starr and Might Have To Live in a Trailer |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/singer-carly-simon-says-shes-lost-millions-of-dollars-to-fraudster-ken-starr-2010-6 |website=[[Business Insider]] |date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308071111/https://www.businessinsider.com/singer-carly-simon-says-shes-lost-millions-of-dollars-to-fraudster-ken-starr-2010-6?r=US&IR=T |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Abelson |first=Max |title=More on Carly Simon's Ken Starr Problems: Money, Dads, and Gatsby |url=http://www.observer.com/2010/wall-street/more-carly-simons-ken-starr-problems-money-dads-and-gatsby |newspaper=[[The New York Observer]] |date=June 10, 2010 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616070341/http://www.observer.com/2010/wall-street/more-carly-simons-ken-starr-problems-money-dads-and-gatsby |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2008, Simon was reportedly dating Richard Koehler,<ref>{{cite web |title=Carly Simon charts new course with Brazilian-inspired CD |url=http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=187464 |newspaper=Daily Herald |date=May 8, 2008 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518024600/https://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=187464 |url-status=dead}}</ref> a surgeon specializing in minimally invasive [[laparoscopy]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Sigelman |first=Nelson |title=Dr. Richard Koehler will rejoin Martha's Vineyard Hospital staff |url=http://www.mvtimes.com/2013/12/24/dr-richard-koehler-will-rejoin-marthas-vineyard-hospital-staff-18425/ |newspaper=[[The Martha's Vineyard Times]] |date=December 24, 2013 |access-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-date=April 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414010400/https://www.mvtimes.com/2013/12/24/dr-richard-koehler-will-rejoin-marthas-vineyard-hospital-staff-18425/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The pair were reported to have been dating as early as 2006.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fee |first=Gayle |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/inside_track/inside_track/2009/11/carly_simon%E2%80%99s_singing_praises_love_doc |title=Carly Simon's singing praises of love doc |date=November 16, 2009 |access-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131623/http://www.bostonherald.com/inside_track/inside_track/2009/11/carly_simon%E2%80%99s_singing_praises_love_doc |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |url-status=dead |work=[[Boston Herald]]}}</ref> In 2015, the two were reportedly living together on [[Martha's Vineyard]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/carly-simon-adultery-doesnt-have-to-mean-divorce/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/carly-simon-adultery-doesnt-have-to-mean-divorce/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Carly Simon: 'Adultery doesn't have to mean divorce' |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=December 6, 2015 |access-date=December 6, 2015 |last=Lipworth |first=Elaine}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McClurg |first=Jocelyn |title=Carly Simon spills on who's so vain |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2015/11/19/carly-simon-boys-in-the-trees-memoir-youre-so-vain/75944910/ |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=November 19, 2015 |access-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410035658/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2015/11/19/carly-simon-boys-in-the-trees-memoir-youre-so-vain/75944910/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2016, Simon donated the rights to "[[You're So Vain]]" for use in an anti-[[Donald Trump]] [[Attack ad|political attack ad]]. Simon had long chosen to keep her political views private and had never allowed "You're So Vain" to be used for political purposes in the past. As a reason for changing that, Simon cited the recently released [[Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape|''Access Hollywood'' tape]], in which Trump can be heard bragging on a [[hot mic]] about his behavior towards married women that commentators and lawyers have described as [[sexual assault]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Arrowood |first=Emily |title=The Very Definition of Sexual Assault |url=https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-10-07/hot-mic-catches-donald-trump-bragging-about-sexual-assault |publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |date=October 7, 2016 |access-date=April 12, 2018 |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425232647/https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-10-07/hot-mic-catches-donald-trump-bragging-about-sexual-assault |url-status=live}}</ref> Simultaneously, Simon announced her opposition to Trump's candidacy in the upcoming [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]]. Simon cited the tape as what motivated her for the first time in her career to publicly take a political stance.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schultheis |first=Emily |title=Carly Simon uses "You're So Vain" in anti-Trump video |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/carly-simon-uses-youre-so-vain-in-anti-trump-video/ |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=October 9, 2016 |access-date=March 19, 2022 |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123183810/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carly-simon-uses-youre-so-vain-in-anti-trump-video/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2022, Simon lost both of her sisters to cancer within a day of each other. [[Joanna Simon (mezzo-soprano)|Joanna Simon]] died on October 19, 2022, from [[thyroid cancer]] and [[Lucy Simon]] died the next day on October 20, 2022, from metastatic [[breast cancer]]. Joanna Simon was 85 years old and Lucy Simon was 82 years old.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carly Simon Loses Both Sisters to Cancer: Broadway Composer Lucy Simon And Opera Singer Joanna Simon Die One Day Apart |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/lucy-simon-joanna-simon-dead-carly-simon-loses-sisters-to-cancer-1235411081/ |last=Panaligan |first=EJ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 21, 2022 |access-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021230753/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/lucy-simon-joanna-simon-dead-carly-simon-loses-sisters-to-cancer-1235411081/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Her brother, Peter Simon, had previously died from [[lung cancer]] on November 18, 2018. Peter Simon was 71 years old.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vineyard Photographer Peter Simon Dies at 71 |url=https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2018/11/19/vineyard-photographer-peter-simon-dies-71 |last=Wells |first=Julia |magazine=[[Vineyard Gazette]] |date=November 19, 2018 |access-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-date=December 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207150109/https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2018/11/19/vineyard-photographer-peter-simon-dies-71 |url-status=live}}</ref>