Carly Simon explains her Parkinson’s diagnosis.

Simone said she decided to speak out about her diagnosis after receiving letters, saying, “I’m kind of wondering about my relative silence, asking how I’m doing and what I’m doing.”

Despite her health condition, the musician recently announced a new album – Comes In Waves – which will be released in August 2026.

The first single, Howl, was released last month. The singer finds him consoling a friend going through a divorce.

“Cry like the wind, roar like the river/Cry like the rain, cry, howl and shake,” she advises, her husky, contrapuntal voice instantly recognizable.

A press release said the album will see Simon revisit familiar themes such as “love, memory, family, self-esteem and forgiveness, contrasts, ambiguity and emotional evolution”.

In the year One of the most popular singer-songwriters of the 1970s, Simone is known for her emotionally honest, piano-driven pop songs and complex character studies.

Among her best-loved songs are the Bond theme Nobody Makes It and In Your Own Time, which is a legendary, withering image of an arrogant man.

The latter was something of a dry run for You’re So Vain – Written about actor Warren Beatty (and two other people). .

In the year In 2003 she auctioned off the subject’s true identity for $50,000 (£38,000) – so that the winner could keep the secret.