She confirmed that they hadn't spoken in decades following the publication of Boys in the Trees. Now, more than 30 years after their turbulent split, Simon says her love for Taylor endures. 'I was a bad influence on the Beatles': James Taylor on Lennon, love (Paul R.. a diamond ring) A And if that diamond ring won't shine (if that diamond. James' first wife is legendary singer Carly Simon, known for the hit song You're So Vain. ', James Taylor wife: Carly Simons heartbreak as star put down iron curtain, Romance: James and Carly fell for one another, Couple: James and Carly performed together, Divorce: The couple after 11 years of marriage, David Attenborough issues 'disaster' forest fire warning. November 18, 2022, 10:59 am. Tuesday, 2nd May 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. The same month the film first aired, Carly Simon had tickets to see James play at New Yorks Carnegie Hall. In an interview with Dan Rather decades later, Simon looked back at the start of their marriage and said, "I was so happy. "It's a strange situation," Simon said in 1973. Already a member? I was an opiate addict, so exercise was the only thing that gave me endorphins, and gave me some relief., As he approaches his 72nd birthday next month, he says hes less fanatical about exercise, but he remains fit, aided by a trainer and good diet. Very nearby are her two now-grown children with Taylor, Ben and Sally, who are also both musicians. They don't make songs like that anymore. "Little by little, the unknowables started to creep in and started to forecast something greater than I would know what to do with. The couple's romance was plagued by drug addiction, infidelity, and emotional distance. Taylor mentions Simon by name in this 1977 track singing, So though I never say that I love you, I love you / Darling I do / Carly, I do love you. Why did it happen that I'm still living in this house which was his? ring won't shine) E He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (sure .