Carly Simon pays tribute to ‘incredible lives’ of sisters Lucy and Joanna, who died a day apart

Carly Simon has paid tribute to her sisters Lucy and Joanne, who died a day apart from cancer earlier this week.

The You’re So Vain singer-songwriter shared a statement with People on the deaths of Joanna, 85, and Lucy, 82.

“I am filled with sadness at the passing of Joanna and Lucy Simon. Their loss will be long and painful,” she said in a statement.

She continued: “As sad as this day is, it’s impossible to mourn them without celebrating the incredible lives they lived. We were three sisters who not only took turns paving each other’s paths and marking tracks, we were each other’s secret shares. Co-keepers of each other’s memories.”

Lucy, a well-known Broadway composer, was nominated for a Tony Award for her work on the musical The Secret Garden. She also performed with Carly in a folk band.

Sister Carly also won a Grammy for Best Children’s Recording for In Harmony. Two more years later, she won a Grammy in the same category.

Heartfelt statement: The You’re So Vain singer shared a statement with People regarding the deaths of Joanna, 85, and Lucy, 82 (pictured in 2017)

Sad day: “I am filled with sadness at the passing of Joanna and Lucy Simon. Their loss will be long and painful,” she said in a statement

‘Unbelievable’: She continued: “As sad as this day is, it’s impossible to mourn them without celebrating the incredible lives they lived.” We were three sisters who not only took turns paving each other’s paths and marking tracks, we were each other’s secret fates.

On the other hand, Joanna was an opera singer. While an opera singer, she performed in a number of different shows.

After she retired from performing in the early 1990s, she took on the role of arts correspondent for the PBS show MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour.

She won an Emmy for her reporting on bipolar disorder and creativity.

The three sisters also had a brother named Peter, who died in 2018 aged 71.

Children: Carly has two children, Sally, 48, and Ben, 45 (pictured with James Hart in 1994)

The big moment: Carly will be officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November alongside Dolly Parton, Eminem, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie and the Eurythmics (pictured in 2016)

Carly Simon is best known for her hits from the 1970s. These tracks include Anticipation, The Right Thing to Do, Mockingbird and You’re So Vain.

She has two children: Sally, 48, and Ben, 45.

Carly will be officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November alongside Dolly Parton, Eminem, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie and the Eurythmics.