--- description: The singer was set to appear in court Monday after a dispute with his wife brought police to their home in New Canaan, Conn. title: Paul Simon and Wife Arrested for Disorderly Conduct After Domestic Dispute image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10cadfde273b9cfe/69868cd11eebf7abec370a27/165254824.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Paul Simon and Wife Arrested for Disorderly Conduct  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Apr 28, 2014 2:58 PM CUT  Paul Simon performs live on stage at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on April 2, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Paul Simon performs live on stage at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on April 2, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.Don Arnold—WireImage  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Apr 28, 2014 2:58 PM CUT Singer Paul Simon and his wife Edie Brickell were [arrested](http://www.ncadvertiser.com/32396/paul-simon-edie-brickell-charged-with-domestic-violence/ "undefined") Saturday night for disorderly conduct following an apparent domestic dispute at their Connecticut home, police said. They were both set to appear in court Monday morning. The police were called at about 8 p.m. Saturday over a dispute in their home, but New Canaan police did not release any details about the argument, the [New Canaan _Advertiser_](http://www.ncadvertiser.com/32396/paul-simon-edie-brickell-charged-with-domestic-violence/ "undefined") reports. Simon and Brickell have been married for more than 20 years, and live with their three children in New Canaan. Simon, 72, has won 12 Grammy awards and is considered one of the greatest American folk songwriters of all time. His albums “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Graceland,” and “Still Crazy After All These Years” were all named album of the year. \[[_New Canaan Advertiser_](http://www.ncadvertiser.com/32396/paul-simon-edie-brickell-charged-with-domestic-violence/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/79266/paul-simon-and-wife-arrested-for-disorderly-conduct/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/79266/paul-simon-and-wife-arrested-for-disorderly-conduct/"},"headline":"Paul Simon and Wife Arrested for Disorderly Conduct","datePublished":"2014-04-28T14:58:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:32:03.282Z","description":"The singer was set to appear in court Monday after a dispute with his wife brought police to their home. Simon and Brickell have been married for more than 20 years, and live with their three children in New Canaan, Conn.","url":"https://time.com/79266/paul-simon-and-wife-arrested-for-disorderly-conduct/","keywords":["Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10cadfde273b9cfe/69868cd11eebf7abec370a27/165254824.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10cadfde273b9cfe/69868cd11eebf7abec370a27/165254824.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Paul Simon Live In Sydney","caption":"Paul Simon Live In Sydney","creditText":"Don Arnold—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/79266/paul-simon-and-wife-arrested-for-disorderly-conduct/","name":"Paul Simon and Wife Arrested for Disorderly Conduct"}}]}] ```