Hour Photo/Alex von Kleydorff.Paul Simon and Edie Brickell in Norwalk Superior Court on Monday April 28th. Famed singer Paul Simon and his musician wife Edie Brickell have been arrested on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. New Canaan Police arrested Simon, 72, and Brickell, 47, on Saturday at approximately 8:20 p.m. Both Simon and Brickell were each charged with disorderly conduct for a disturbance at their New Canaan home.