Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American musician, singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children’s author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits
One of the most popular confessional singer/songwriters who emerged in the early 1970s, Simon has 24 Billboard Hot 100-charting singles and 28 Billboard Adult Contemporary charting singles.
Among her various accolades, she has won two Grammy Awards (from 14 nominations) and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for “You’re So Vain” in 2004. AllMusic called her “one of the quintessential singer-songwriters of the ’70s”.
She was honoured with the Boston Music Awards Lifetime Achievement in 1995 and received a Berklee College of Music Honorary Doctor of Music Degree in 1998. In 2005, Simon was nominated for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but she has yet to claim her star.
In 2012, she was honoured with the Founders Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. On November 5, 2022, Simon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Does Carly Simon live on Martha’s Vineyard year round?
It’s no secret that Simon loves the Vineyard. She now lives there year-round and has an encyclopedic knowledge of the island.
While the island, located off the southern coast of Cape Cod, is a summer go-to destination for many celebrities, few make it their year-round home. “I just love it here,” she says of her abode on 25 wooded acres in the town of Tisbury.
“Part of it is because it’s where I came as a child and part of it is serendipity,” she explains. “When I met James, he had just bought this tract of land and started building on it, so I moved in with him.”
Taylor lived in the house after the couple divorced, but he later sold it back to Simon. And while she has considered downsizing over the years, she says that she just can’t bear to leave it and all of the memories it holds. “There’s something about it. It just won’t let me go.”
“I’m very, very possessive—no, not possessive, but attached—to my trees. I notice how many new sprouts there are every year and I treat them beautifully, organically and kindly,” she says.