Paul Simon Bribed to Play ‘Kodachrome’ at Los Angeles Concert

Music icon takes $20 from fan to play rarely performed hit

The 83-year-old artist hasn't played the 1973 hit since 2019 but made an exception for a cash-wielding fan in Los Angeles.

Paul Simon bribed to play ‘Kodachrome’ at Los Angeles concert

Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Paul Simon broke out a classic tune at his Wednesday night concert in Los Angeles, but he had to be bribed to do so. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was playing the final night of a five-night stand at Disney Hall when, according to a fan post on social media, an audience member yelled out a request to play the 1973 tune “Kodachrome,” from his third studio album, There Goes Rhymin’ Simon. …

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Paul Simon Grants “Kodachrome” Request In Exchange For $20

There are reasons for Paul Simon not to be on tour at this moment. There’s his advanced age; he turns 84 in October. There’s the hearing loss that he’s currently suffering. There’s the fact that he finished a farewell tour in 2018. Nevertheless, Simon is back out on the road now, playing a series of acoustic shows in relatively intimate venues, with his wife Edie Brickell as part of his backup band. As you might imagine, tickets for those shows …