New Delhi, July 27 -- Carly Simon has revealed that she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and underwent surgery to treat basal cell carcinoma on her face, saying that the health challenges led her to withdraw from public life while she learnt how to manage them.

The 83-year-old singer-songwriter, known for hits including 'You're So Vain,' disclosed the diagnoses in a statement by PEOPLE on Monday. She said she had been responding to people who had expressed concern over her 'relative silence' and asked how she was doing.

Here is a statement:

So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing. The truth is, I've been learning how to live with Parkinson's disease...