Editing Paul Simon (section)

==Personal life==
When Simon moved to England in 1964, he met Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Chitty at the first English folk club he played, the Railway Inn Folk Club in [[Brentwood, Essex]], where Chitty worked part-time selling tickets. She was 18 and he was 22 when they began a relationship. Later that year they visited the U.S. together, mainly touring by bus.<ref>Jackson, Laura. ''Paul Simon: The Definitive Biography'' ([[Citadel Press]], 2004), {{ISBN|978-0-8065-2539-6}}, p. 65.</ref> Kathy returned to England and Simon followed some weeks later. When he returned to the U.S. with the growing success of "The Sounds of Silence",{{which|reason=is it the album 'Sounds of Silence' or the song 'The Sound of Silence?'|date=May 2025}} Kathy, who was quite shy,<ref>Jackson (2004). ''Paul Simon: The Definitive Biography'', p. 58.</ref> wanted no part in success and fame, and they ended their relationship.<ref name="Jackson, Laura p.95">Jackson (2004). ''Paul Simon: The Definitive Biography'', p. 95.</ref> She is mentioned by name in at least two of Simon's songs, "[[Kathy's Song (Simon & Garfunkel song)|Kathy's Song]]" and "[[America (Simon & Garfunkel song)|America]]". She is also referred to in "[[Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel song)|Homeward Bound]]" and "[[The Late Great Johnny Ace]]". A photo of Simon and Kathy is on the cover of Simon's 1965 album ''[[The Paul Simon Songbook]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Scoppa |first=Bud |date=March 29, 2004 |title=The Paul Simon Songbook |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-paul-simon-songbook-187834/ |access-date=May 17, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

Simon has been married three times, first to Peggy Harper in 1969. They had a son, [[Harper Simon]], in 1972, and divorced in 1975, inspiring the song "[[50 Ways to Leave Your Lover]]". Simon wrote about this relationship in the song "Train in the Distance" from his 1983 album ''[[Hearts and Bones]]''.<ref name="biography">{{cite web|url=http://www.paul-simon.info/PHP/biography.php|title=The Paul Simon biography|website=paul-simon.info|access-date=March 19, 2018|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112040449/https://www.paul-simon.info/PHP/biography.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the late 1970s, Simon lived in New York City next door to ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' creator [[Lorne Michaels]], who has been described as Simon's "best friend" during the period.<ref name="Vulture-Fisher">{{cite news |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/carrie-fisher-book-excerpt-john-belushi-relationship.html |title=When Carrie Fisher Hung with the SNL Crowd |first=Sheila |last=Weller|website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |date=November 12, 2019 |access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref>

Simon met actress [[Shelley Duvall]] while filming ''Annie Hall'' in 1976.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hilburn |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NfeVDwAAQBAJ&dq=paul+simon+shelley+annie+hall&pg=PA211 |title=Paul Simon: The Life |date=2019-05-28 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-5011-1213-3 |pages=211 |language=en}}</ref> They lived together as a couple for two years until Duvall introduced him to her friend actress [[Carrie Fisher]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Lois |date=March 16, 1981 |title=Olive's Wasn't the Only 'Popeye' Love Story—Shelley Duvall Snagged a Prince Charming Too |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20078824,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416180000/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20078824,00.html |archive-date=April 16, 2014 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> Simon and Fisher began dating in 1978, and were married from 1983 to 1984.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suzy |date=1978-12-03 |title=Private lives: who's together & not |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-paul-simon-dating-carrie-fish/165197426/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=Daily News |pages=C6}}</ref><ref name="Vulture-Fisher"/> He proposed to her after a [[New York Yankees]] game.<ref name="biography" /> The song "[[Hearts and Bones]]" is about their time together, and the song "Graceland" is believed to be about seeking solace from the end of the relationship by taking a road trip.<ref name="TFP-Fisher">{{cite news |url=http://www.toledofreepress.com/2012/04/13/fisher-takes-audience-on-journey-of-%E2%80%98wishful-drinking%E2%80%99/ |title=Carrie Fisher: Self-acceptance run wild |newspaper=[[Toledo Free Press]] |first=Michael |last=Miller |date=April 13, 2012 |access-date=May 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022080524/http://www.toledofreepress.com/2012/04/13/fisher-takes-audience-on-journey-of-%E2%80%98wishful-drinking%E2%80%99/ |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A year after they divorced, Simon and Fisher resumed their relationship, which lasted several years.

Simon married singer [[Edie Brickell]] on May 30, 1992. Brickell and Simon have three children, Adrian, Lulu, and Gabriel.<ref name="express">{{cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/914761/Paul-Simon-tour-2018-retirement-wife-Simon-and-Garfunkel-tickets-Hyde-Park |title=Paul Simon tour 2018: Who is the Simon & Garfunkel star's wife? |work=[[Daily Express|Express]]|date=February 5, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Agrawal 2022 o918">{{cite web |last=Agrawal |first=Vandita |title=Who Are Paul Simon's Children? |website=Grunge |date=September 5, 2022 |url=https://www.grunge.com/990062/who-are-paul-simons-children/ |access-date=March 19, 2024}}</ref><ref name="today">{{cite web |url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37336500/displaymode/1247?beginSlide=34 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002062701/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37336500/displaymode/1247?beginSlide=34 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |title=Celebrity daddies 2010 |department=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]] |work=[[MSNBC]] |date=January 3, 2011}}</ref> On April 26, 2014, Simon and Brickell were involved in a domestic dispute in which police responded to their Connecticut residence. Each was issued a summons to appear in court on disorderly conduct charges.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=Paul Simon, Edie Brickell Arrested for Disorderly Conduct |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-simon-edie-brickell-arrested-for-disorderly-conduct-88273/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 28, 2014 |access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref>

All four of his children are now adults and are musicians.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/all-about-paul-simon-kids-7963432 |title=Paul Simon's 4 Children: All About Harper, Adrian, Lulu and Gabriel |magazine=People |date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=March 19, 2024 |first=Jessica |last=Booth}}</ref>

Simon and his younger brother, Eddie Simon, founded the Guitar Study Center sometime before 1973.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=5-YCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=guitar+study+center "The Guitar Study Center"], ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', September 17, 1973.</ref> The Guitar Study Center became part of [[The New School]] in New York City, sometime before 2002.<ref>[http://www.local802afm.org/2002/11/guitar-study-center-contract-guarantees-unions-health-plan/ "Guitar Study Center Contract Guarantees Union's Health Plan"], ''Allegro'' magazine, Volume CII No. November 11, 2002, Local 802, [[American Federation of Musicians]]</ref>

Simon is an avid fan of the [[New York Rangers]] ice hockey team, the [[New York Knicks]] basketball team and the [[New York Yankees]] baseball team.<ref>[https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/804939-video-let-s-go-islanders-chant-breaks-out-as-billy-joel-closes-out-nassau-coliseum "VIDEO: 'Let's go Islanders' chant breaks out as Billy Joel closes out Nassau Coliseum] ''TheScore.com'' August 5, 2015</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uproxx.com/sports/kate-upton-paul-simon-much-behaved-new-york-knicks-game/ |title=Kate Upton And Paul Simon Were Much More Behaved At The New York Knicks Game|website=uproxx.com|first=Ashley|last=Burns|date=January 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/sports/baseball/21simon.html?referer=https://www.google.ca/ |title=Songs Open Doors to the Inner Sanctum|first=Paul|last=Simon|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 21, 2015}}</ref>