Paul Simon is following health fear after canceling shows in his last days

“My response to that was frustration and annoyance – not yet completely anger – because I thought it would pass by, it would repair itself.”

But sources said that only a part of his hearing has returned, and that the naughty 5-foot-3 singer, who fluctuated to super stars on a series of massive hits from the 60s with the then partner Art Garfunkel, was resigned from his approaching last curtain.

“It’s just the age we are in,” the musician noticed. “Gordon Lightfoot has just died, Jeff Beck too. The time of my generation is to.”

Medical experts told Radaronline.com Paul’s paralyzing issues are likely to get worse – and that his admiring public must prepare for his retirement.

“At his age, the hearing, nerve and joint damage will probably only increase,” says Dr. Gabe Mirkin, a specialist in the lifetime of Florida who has not treated Simon. “The older we are, the harder it is to bounce back from such serious ailments.”

A source of the music industry said Simon seems to have problems accepting the inevitable, and added: “It must be a total pain for him to come to terms with what is clearly a quick approach.”