Simon and Garfunkel's notoriously contentious relationship may be slightly mended, opening the door for a reunion.
In a new interview with Sunday Times, Art Garfunkel revealed that he recently had lunch with Paul Simon and they got honest about their bad blood.
“I actually had lunch with Paul a few weeks ago, and it was the first time we'd been together in years,” Garfunkel told the magazine.
“I looked at Paul and said, 'What happened? Why haven't we met?' Paul said in an old interview that I cried when I told him how much I had hurt him. We talked.”
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Art Garfunkel recently revealed that he had lunch with former collaborator Paul Simon at a reunion to discuss their controversial relationship. (Al Pereira/Lynn Goldsmith)
He added: “In retrospect, I think I was trying to shake up Simon and Garfunkel's nice-guy image. You know what? I was an idiot.”
The two had known each other for years, before “The Sound of Silence'' became a huge hit in 1965.
However, their creative partnership was a rocky one.
“I looked at Paul and said, 'What happened? Why didn't I see you?'…When Paul told me how much I had hurt him, I cried. ”
“It was an unequal partnership because we wrote all the songs and basically ran the sessions,” Simon said in this year's documentary In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon. It was,” he said. “Artie would have been in the control room…he would have said, 'Oh, that's fine,' but it was an unequal balance of power.”
Simon and Garfunkel broke out in 1965 with their hit song “The Sound of Silence.” (Columbia Records/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
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Simon and Garfunkel separated in 1970 after their critically acclaimed album Bridges Over Trouble. Ten years later, they reunited for a concert in Central Park and then attempted to work together again, but the same problems that had plagued their previous collaborations arose again. And they parted for good.
In 2014, Garfunkel told Rolling Stone that he believed he and Simon would tour again, saying, “I know audiences all over the world love Simon and Garfunkel. I'm with them. But Paul I don't think Simon is with them.” ”
A year later he told the Telegraph: “Paul, how can you walk away from this lucky place at the top of the world? What the hell is going on, you idiot? How could you do that? Can you leave me alone?”
In 2016, Simon spoke with Rolling Stone magazine and dropped the conversation when asked if there was a possibility of a reunion. “No, that's out of the question,” Simon said. “We don't even talk.”
Despite several attempts to reunite, Simon said in 2016 that he had not spoken to Garfunkel. (Paul Nutkin/Getty Images)
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Garfunkel now says there is at least a chance they will continue their friendship, if not build a professional career together.
“We made plans to meet again. Will Paul bring his guitar? Who knows?” said the 83-year-old.
“For me, it was about wanting to make amends before it's too late. I felt like I was coming back to a great place. When I think back on it now, tears roll down my cheeks. I still feel his hug. .”
A representative for Simon did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Ms Garfunkel told the Sunday Times that she wanted to “make amends” with Simon. (Columbia Records/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
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Garfunkel's son, Art Jr., who has been working on a new album with his father, told the Sunday Times: “They've had their ups and downs over the years, but after the meeting, his father was very happy. “He called me and said,'' he said. , “Paul is my brother. He's family.”
He continued, “I think there's a chance they could come together musically. I'm talking hypothetically here, but there will probably be a big TV or charity event. And some music industry friends. With a little encouragement from us, it can happen.” Discover the beautiful music a new generation is making together, set to new material. ”
Young Garfunkel followed in his father's footsteps and often toured with his parents and younger brother.
“When I think about it now, tears are rolling down my cheeks. I can still feel his hug.”
“One of my strongest memories is of my father and Paul Simon doing a reunion show in front of the Colosseum in Rome. It was in 2004 and I think I was 13 or 14 years old. I was on stage “I stood there and watched this wave of humanity. I felt vibrations in my legs and chest as more than 600,000 people danced and sang together, and I was amazed at the power of this music,” he said. I reminisced.
Art Garfunkel's son, Art Garfunkel Jr., told The Sunday Times that he hopes his father and Simon can “come together musically.” (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
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“Shortly afterwards, I said, ‘Dad, does the whole world know about you?’ He smiled and said, ‘No, of course not. Probably half the world knows about you. Maybe, but not all over the world.”
He added, “That's when I started to understand what Paul and my dad had accomplished. I was amazed. My dad is a humble guy. He doesn't sit around and tell rock 'n' roll stories. He added: “Always reluctant to talk about himself or his past, I needed to get something out of him. ”
