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Garfunkel on Rift With Simon: 'I Was a Fool'

He says the two recently met for a friendly lunch for the first time in years

(Newser) - They're not getting the band back together exactly, but it appears that Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon have made peace with each after years of friction. Garfunkel tells the UK Times that he and Simon had an emotional lunch earlier this year:
  • "I looked at Paul and said,
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Garfunkel Has Some (Weird) Stuff to Say About Simon

Seems like he has some complicated feelings for his old partner

(Newser) - It seems the one word that might best sum up the relationship between Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon is "complicated." In a new interview with the Telegraph , Garfunkel (who is set to tour the UK in September) vacillates between bitterness and apparent affection for his old singing partner:...

5 Stars Whose Siblings Are Crazy Talented

James Cameron's brother: aerospace engineer

(Newser) - We've all heard of Steve Jobs, James Cameron, and Art Garfunkel, but the siblings of those stars and more are also pretty darn impressive in their own right. Cracked offers up five such examples:
  • Mona Simpson, Jobs' sister, has won a ton of awards and literary prizes for her
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Simon & Garfunkel Lyrics Cover Dying Michigan Town

Fortunes even bleaker in Saginaw than songwriters imagined

(Newser) - Real life is underscoring art in a Midwest town even more poignantly than Paul Simon imagined. Simon and Garfunkel's famous tune " America " recounts a young man's journey from the working class Michigan town of Saginaw to seek his fortunes elsewhere. Now the song's bittersweet lyrics have turned up...

Simon & Garfunkel Together for Jazz Fest

New Orleans will be pair's only US appearance this year

(Newser) - Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel will be making their only US appearance of the year at the New Orleans Jazz Fest this April. Simon has played the festival before, but it's the first time the duo have ever appeared there together, organizers say. They join a lineup that already includes...

Simon, Garfunkel Plan New Tour

Duo inspired by reaction at Simon show this weekend

(Newser) - The audience at Friday night's Paul Simon show in New York got a taste of what's to come when Art Garfunkel joined his long-time collaborator on stage for three songs: The two today announced a new tour, inspired, said Garfunkel, by the “knockout” reaction to that concert.

Simon, Garfunkel in Surprise Reunion

Famous duo pair up again in Manhattan concert as mayor applauds

(Newser) - Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel appeared together in a surprise reunion at a Manhattan weekend concert, Reuters reports. It was only the third time the famous duo, now both 67, have performed together since a 2004 reunion tour. Garfunkel appeared on stage to sing The Sound of Silence, The Boxer...

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