I Wanted to ‘Make Amends Before It’s Too Late’

Might Paul Simon and Artwork Garfunkel lastly grow to be outdated pals?

In a brand new interview with , Garfunkel revealed that he and Simon had an emotional reunion at a lunch a couple of weeks in the past. It marked the primary time the 2 — who had been one of many bestselling musical acts of the ’60s as Simon & Garfunkel — had seen one another in a few years.

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“I checked out Paul and mentioned, ‘What occurred? Why haven’t we seen one another?’” Garfunkel mentioned. “Paul talked about an outdated interview the place I mentioned some stuff. I cried when he informed me how a lot I had harm him. Trying again, I suppose I needed to shake up the great man picture of Simon & Garfunkel. Y’know what? I used to be a idiot!”

Garfunkel added that he and Simon, who’re each 83 years outdated, have made plans to satisfy up once more. “Will Paul deliver his guitar? Who is aware of,” he mentioned. “For me, it was about desirous to make amends earlier than it’s too late. It felt like we had been again in an exquisite place. As I give it some thought now, tears are rolling down my cheeks. I can nonetheless really feel his hug.”

Simon and Garfunkel have had a well-documented tumultuous friendship, starting with their unique breakup in 1970 after the making of their fifth album “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” They’ve reunited a number of occasions since then, most lately at a 2010 American Movie Institute tribute to “The Graduate” director Mike Nichols.

Within the years following, they’ve traded barbs within the press, with Garfunkel calling Simon an “fool” and “jerk” in a 2015 interview with the Every day Telegraph. The subsequent yr, Simon informed NPR that the 2 would by no means reunite once more, saying: “Fairly truthfully, we don’t get alongside. So it’s not prefer it’s enjoyable.” In 2018, Simon retired from touring.

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