Editing Paul Simon (section)

===2008–2013: ''So Beautiful or So What'' and touring===
[[File:Paul Simon 25-07-2008 1.jpg|thumb|240px|Simon performing live in [[Mainz]], Germany, July 25, 2008]]

After living in [[Montauk, New York]], for many years, Simon relocated to [[New Canaan, Connecticut|New Canaan]], Connecticut.<ref>Lorentzen, Amy. "Simon campaigns in Iowa for Dodd," [[Associated Press]] news article as printed in ''[[The Advocate (Stamford)|The Advocate]]'' of [[Stamford, Connecticut]], with the words "Simon, who lives in New Canaan" added by editors at ''The Advocate''. The words are not found in other versions of the article printed elsewhere, July 7, 2007</ref> He is one of a small number of performers who are named as the [[copyright]] owner on their recordings (most records have the recording company as the named owner). This development followed the [[Bee Gees]]' successful $200 million lawsuit against [[RSO Records]], the largest successful suit against a record company by an artist or group. All of Simon's solo recordings, including those originally issued by [[Columbia Records]], are distributed by [[Sony Records]]' [[Legacy Recordings]] unit. His albums were issued by [[Warner Music Group]] until mid-2010, when Simon moved his catalog of solo work from [[Warner Bros. Records]] to [[Sony Records|Sony/Columbia Records]], which holds the Simon & Garfunkel catalog.

In February 2009, Simon performed back-to-back shows in New York City at the recently renovated [[Beacon Theatre, New York|Beacon Theatre]]. He was joined by Garfunkel and the cast of ''The Capeman'' in the first show. The band included ''Graceland'' bassist [[Bakithi Kumalo]]. In May 2009, Simon toured with Garfunkel in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, and in October they appeared together at the 25th anniversary of the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] concert at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City. Also in October, [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]] performed "[[The Wanderer (Dion song)|The Wanderer]]" with Simon at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame#25th anniversary concert|25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0042ZH87C/ |title=The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (4CD)|website=Amazon|access-date=November 25, 2011}}</ref> In April 2010, Simon & Garfunkel performed together again at the [[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McCusker|first=John|title=The sun shined at New Orleans Jazz Fest, even if Simon and Garfunkel's harmonies didn't|url=http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2010/04/simon_and_garfunkel.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428220847/http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2010/04/simon_and_garfunkel.html|archive-date=April 28, 2010|access-date=July 15, 2011|work=The Times-Picayune|publisher=NOLA.com}}</ref>

Simon released a new song, "Getting Ready for Christmas Day", on November 10, 2010. It premiered on [[National Public Radio]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Boilen |first=Bob |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2010/11/15/131334776/paul-simon-s-new-christmas-song |title=Premiere: New Music From Paul Simon : All Songs Considered Blog |publisher=NPR |date=November 16, 2010 |access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref> and is included on the album ''[[So Beautiful or So What]]''. The song sampled a 1941 sermon by [[Reverend J. M. Gates|J. M. Gates]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oldweirdamerica.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/42-43-must-be-born-again-and-oh-death-where-is-thy-sting-by-rev-j-m-gates/ |title=Includes complete recording of 'Getting Ready for Christmas Day' |publisher=Oldweirdamerica.wordpress.com |date=November 6, 2010 |access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref> Simon performed the song on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' on December 16, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cc.com/episodes/8air2f/the-colbert-report-december-16-2010-paul-simon-season-6-ep-161 |title=The Colbert Report – Amy Sedaris/Paul Simon |publisher=Comedy Central |date=December 16, 2010 |access-date=December 6, 2021}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In the first show of the final season of ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' on September 10, 2010, Simon performed a song that commemorated the show's 25 years, an update of a song he wrote for its 10th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oprah.com/own-oprahshow/paul-simon-surprise-oprah-with-a-special-performance-video|title=Paul Simon Surprise Oprah with a Special Performance – Video|publisher=Oprah.com|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> Simon's next album, ''[[So Beautiful or So What]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/books/review/Simon-t.html|work=The New York Times|first=Paul|last=Simon|title=Book Review – Finishing The Hat – By Stephen Sondheim|date=October 27, 2010}}</ref> was released on the [[Concord Music Group]] label on April 12, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/So-Beautiful-Or-So-What/|title=Paul Simon, catalog and track list|publisher=Concordmusicgroup.com|date=April 12, 2011|access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref> and Simon said it was the best work he had done in 20 years. It was reported that he had wanted to have [[Bob Dylan]] perform on the album.

At the end of his 2011 World Tour, which included the U.S., the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany, Simon appeared at [[Ramat Gan Stadium]] in Israel in July 2011, his first concert appearance in Israel since 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulsimon.com/news/paul-simon-concert-tour-starts-april-15th |title=Paul Simon Concert Tour Starts April 15th! &#124; The Official Paul Simon Site |date=April 14, 2011 |publisher=Paulsimon.com |access-date=June 5, 2012}}</ref> On the 10th anniversary of the [[September 11 attacks]], he performed "[[The Sound of Silence]]" at the [[National September 11 Memorial & Museum]] in New York, on the site of the destroyed [[World Trade Center site|World Trade Center]].

[[File:Paul Simon in 2012 (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|240px|Simon paying tribute to musicians [[Leonard Cohen]] and [[Chuck Berry]], the recipients of the first annual PEN Awards for songwriting excellence, at the [[John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum]] on February 26, 2012]]

On February 26, 2012, Simon paid tribute to fellow musicians [[Chuck Berry]] and [[Leonard Cohen]], who had received the first annual PEN Awards for songwriting excellence at the [[John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum|JFK Presidential Library]].<ref name="PEN Awards 2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/Boston/names/2012/02/leonard-cohen-and-chuck-berry-celebrated-the-jfk-library/pme86jnpLDKP4XYIMJi3XN/index.html |title=Leonard Cohen and Chuck Berry celebrated at the JFK Library |last1=Shanahan |first1=Mark |last2=Goldstein |first2=Beth |date=February 26, 2012 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |access-date=March 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229224324/http://www.boston.com/Boston/names/2012/02/leonard-cohen-and-chuck-berry-celebrated-the-jfk-library/pme86jnpLDKP4XYIMJi3XN/index.html |archive-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, Simon released a 25th-anniversary box set of ''Graceland'' that included a remastered edition of the original album; the 2012 documentary film ''Under African Skies;'' the original 1987 "African Concert" from [[Zimbabwe]]; an audio narrative, ''The Story of Graceland'', related by Simon; and other interviews and memorabilia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Simon's Graceland – official website |url=http://www.paulsimon.com/us/graceland25/music|access-date=February 9, 2013}}</ref> He played a few concerts in Europe with the original musicians to commemorate the anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Simon looks back on the anniversary of the amazing "Graceland" |url=http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/10/11/paul-simon-looks-back-on-the-anniversary-of-the-amazing-graceland/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015001811/http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/10/11/paul-simon-looks-back-on-the-anniversary-of-the-amazing-graceland/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 15, 2012|access-date=February 9, 2013}}</ref> On December 19, 2012, Simon performed at the funeral of [[Victoria Leigh Soto]], a teacher killed in the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]].<ref name="NYDailyNews">{{cite news|title=Paul Simon sings at funeral of Sandy Hook heroine teacher Victoria Leigh Soto as Newtown lays to rest another hero school staffer and four slain students|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/day-mourning-newtown-article-1.1223676|access-date=December 19, 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|date=December 19, 2012|first1=Barry|last1=Paddock|first2=Chelsia Rose|last2=Marcius|first3=Corky|last3=Siemaszko|quote=Simon sang 'The Sound of Silence', the favorite song of Soto, who was the teacher who shielded students from [[Adam Lanza]]'s bullets.}}</ref> On June 14, 2013, on [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]'s [[Back to Bass Tour]], Simon performed "[[The Boxer]]" and Sting's "[[Fields of Gold]]" with Sting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Simon Surprise Guest at Sting's Atlantic City Concert|url=http://www.paulsimon.com/us/news/paul-simon-suprise-guest-stings-atlantic-city-concert|date=June 26, 2013|access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref> In September 2013, he delivered the Richard Ellmann Lecture in Modern Literature at [[Emory University]].