Paul Simon Praises Chuck Berry, Kicks Off New Tour

0:00It's April 3rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Music News today, your AI-powered music briefing. Paul Simon, drive by the late show, was Steven Colbert on April 2nd, delivering a smooth performance of something so right from his 19. 73 album, There Goes Rhyman Simon. During the chat, he opened up about finding out the sound of silence hit the top of the U.S. charts for the first time while he was touring Europe back. In the day, Colbert asked him to shout out an American lyricist he respects, and Simon went straight for Chuck Berry from the 50s. He called Berry's words, pure fire, like they belonged in the Harlem Renaissance, flowing so easy they shaped everyone from Bob Dylan to the Beatles, and his whole generation. After stepping back from live shows in 2018 due to hearing loss, Simon hit the road again last year for his first North American tour since. Then, and he's not stopping. He just picked up a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Grammys with Europe dates this month and next, then back stateside in June 2.

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