{"id":124711,"date":"2024-11-11T20:05:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T13:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124711"},"modified":"2024-11-11T20:05:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T13:05:21","slug":"i-was-a-fool-art-garfunkel-describes-tearful-reunion-with-paul-simon-art-garfunkel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124711","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I was a fool\u2019: Art Garfunkel describes tearful reunion with Paul Simon | Art Garfunkel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Art Garfunkel has described a recent tearful reunion with Paul Simon, in which the pair moved past old enmities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/magazines\/the-sunday-times-magazine\/article\/art-garfunkel-on-his-tearful-reunion-with-paul-simon-i-was-a-fool-bj5jdx2tx\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Speaking to the Times<\/a>, Garfunkel said: \u201cI actually had lunch with Paul a couple of weeks back. First time we\u2019d been together in many years. I looked at Paul and said, \u2018What happened? Why haven\u2019t we seen each other?\u2019 Paul mentioned an old interview where I said some stuff. I cried when he told me how much I had hurt him. Looking back, I guess I wanted to shake up the nice guy image of Simon &amp; Garfunkel. Y\u2019know what? I was a fool!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\u201cWe\u2019ve made plans to meet again. Will Paul bring his guitar? Who knows. For me, it was about wanting to make amends before it\u2019s too late. It felt like we were back in a wonderful place. As I think about it now, tears are rolling down my cheeks. I can still feel his hug.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Garfunkel was speaking as he promoted new album Father and Son, made with his son Art Jr, who also discussed his father\u2019s reunion with Simon. \u201cThey\u2019ve had their ups and downs over the years, but after the meeting, Dad was so happy,\u201d he said. \u201cHe called me and said, \u2018Paul\u2019s my brother; he\u2019s family.\u2019 I do think there is a possibility of them getting together musically. I\u2019m speaking hypothetically here, but maybe a big TV\/charity event. And with a bit of encouragement from their peers in the music industry, that could lead to some new material.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"acb33cec-f16a-43cb-88c7-a79a3451de75\" data-spacefinder-role=\"supporting\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-a2pvoh\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1pvqcrw\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Garfunkel with son Art Jr on the cover of album Father and Son.<\/span> Photograph: BMG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Simon &amp; Garfunkel were one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed duos in US history, part of a mid-1960s generation who turned folk music into a pop cultural phenomenon. Their debut album initially flopped but the single The Sound of Silence became a slow-burn success, leading to a series of hit albums that culminated with Bridge Over Troubled Water in 1970.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">But they had a fractious relationship, starting towards the beginning of their partnership, with a solo single Simon recorded under a pseudonym: \u201cThe friendship was shattered for life \u2026 I never forget, and I never really forgive,\u201d Garfunkel later wrote in his memoir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Simon was also affronted by Garfunkel\u2019s acting career, which had begun in the late 1960s. \u201cI think if Artie had become a big movie star he would have left,\u201d Simon wrote in his own memoir. \u201cInstead of just being the guy who sang <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/paul-simon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Paul Simon<\/a> songs, he could be Art Garfunkel, a big star all by himself \u2026 This made me think about how I could still be the guy who wrote songs and sing them. I didn\u2019t need Artie.\u201d Simon split them up following Bridge Over Troubled Water, despite being at the height of their fame with a Grammy award for album of the year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"df56cbae-f371-4ff8-8e59-edad3db1b029\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:8,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;\u2018I never said I was going to retire ...\u2019 Paul Simon on disability, drive and the mystery behind his greatest songs&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;df56cbae-f371-4ff8-8e59-edad3db1b029&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2024\/oct\/04\/i-never-said-i-was-going-to-retire-paul-simon-on-disability-drive-and-the-mystery-behind-his-greatest-songs&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:3}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">They reunited in 1981 for a huge concert in New York\u2019s Central Park, but didn\u2019t continue past a world tour the following year. There was another reunion tour in 1993, but again, they didn\u2019t fully reconcile. In 2001, Paul Simon said as he was inducted into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2024\/apr\/22\/cher-ozzy-osbourne-tribe-called-quest-2024-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a>: \u201cI regret the ending of our friendship. I hope that some day before we die we will make peace with each other. No rush.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">In 2003, they launched the Old Friends tour, but that kindly title couldn\u2019t paper over deeper rifts. Garfunkel remained angry in 2015 at the duo\u2019s split, saying in an interview: \u201cHow can you walk away from this lucky place on top of the world, Paul? What\u2019s going on with you, you idiot? How could you let that go, jerk?\u201d Simon said in 2016: \u201cQuite honestly, we don\u2019t get along. So it\u2019s not like it\u2019s fun [to perform together] \u2026 So that\u2019ll never happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Simon, 83, has retired from touring, and even one-off live performances were imperilled by hearing loss he began experiencing during the recording of 2023 album <a href=\"https:\/\/sevenpsalms.paulsimon.com\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Seven Psalms<\/a>. But he told the Guardian in an interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2024\/oct\/04\/i-never-said-i-was-going-to-retire-paul-simon-on-disability-drive-and-the-mystery-behind-his-greatest-songs\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">in October<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m hoping to eventually be able to do a full-length concert. I\u2019m optimistic. Six months ago I was pessimistic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Garfunkel, also 83, continues to perform live and will appear at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosewoodhotels.com\/en\/the-carlyle-new-york\/experiences\/cafe-carlyle\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">five New York City concerts<\/a> this month alongside his son and other members of his family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2024\/nov\/11\/i-was-a-fool-art-garfunkel-describes-tearful-reunion-with-paul-simon\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art Garfunkel has described a recent tearful reunion with Paul Simon, in which the pair moved past old enmities. 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