Simon & Garfunkel - Press Conference - 2009

[@JanetWilliams01]

Brilliant ---- open, honest, warm and friendly. Thanks for posting!

[@thepaulallennetwork]

Garfunkel: That question is too close for comfort Simon: Here's a detailed answer to the question

[@sonitavillaroman2]

I really am happy when they are together

[@katharina8101]

Paul Simon ❤️

[@Fordham1969]

An interesting thing I hadn't noticed before,Garfunkel has a lower pitched speaking voice than Simon even though he has a higher singing voice.

[@leticiam8804]

Yes

[@Doubrelle]

Hi tone his high but his pitch is not as high as youd think

[@baz810]

Both extremely talented. Both with massive egos. A lot of nastiness has gone on between them both and you can tell that it's never forgotten. We still have their beautiful music...who cares?

[@citroen-fe3qq]

but its as Simon says; life is what it is and they will be thought of together for all thier lives, so why not just accept it.

[@lolabandola3250]

No, "Love dont come easy." I like seeing them both toghether again and happy. I like to watch Paul save the situation. 😁🇸🇪 🍀💖🍀💖🍀💖🍀

[@paulgoodman759]

I've had a deep love for these guys most of my life after finding Bridge Over Troubled Water under my sisters bed. I was always fascinated by the cover and then I played the music. I'm in awe till this day. I was twelve then and im now forty eight ❤️

[@mademoiselledusfonctionell1609]

That song is very special to me. I spent my childhood and early teens searching for a song that I knew I had heard. It was the most beautiful song I had heard, but I could not remember it. Sometimes a couple of notes fleetingly and momentarily passed my memory, but disappeared within a second. I hated when that happened. Then one day, my sister came home with a record. The concert in Central Park. And I just sat in the sofa. There it was. There, at long frigging last it was. God, I love it.

[@djtforever1414]

I saw then live on the 2009 Australian tour. Time for them to tour again.

[@thebicyclechronicles5620]

Two brains, one act. Nothing else to say.

[@ssnoc]

Simon just gave the best definition of love I’ve ever heard -

[@kalmia01]

Where exactly?

[@NESherv]

I love how Garfunkel says he would rather leave the question unaddressed, and then Simon just goes ahead and answers it anyway...

[@TheScaletIbisNW]

Welllll, it could have been worst.... I've heard Paul has said some stuff. Honestly I feel like Paul was done with Art when he wrote "the only living boy in New York." That song is so heart wrenching. You can hear Paul's pain in that song.... It's that "I think you need to go.. may be you want to go." Paul really felt Art was done and wanted it to be done...The song shows it was more than production. He felt he was abandoned by his friend. While Art was filming Paul went through the stages of grief.. After that he formed some indifference... it's hard to jump back to things... It just makes it all very sad because I have seen Art reach out again and again. He still loves him but I fear it may be too late. I feel like most the time art is good about fielding questions. Every now and again you can hear the bitterness.... You know this whole thing pains him being emotionally apart from his friend..

[@everythingfangirl4532]

NESherv only best friends can do that & not kill each other.

[@dutchman063]

Probably to piss off Art lol

[@sega62s]

NESherv they are two different persons in many ways, just like you and your ex girlfriend...if asked the question. Paul likes to play the media game, Art I dont think so...and me I would have told him how lame it is to he asked the same question years afters years, and would leave...believe me, the next idiot who would interview me, would not ask the question 😜

[@kerriwilson7732]

They pulled the camera in on Simon's face; would have been interesting to catch Garfunkel's expression.

[@123benguet]

You guys are great!! Hope you visit us in the Philippines!! A lot of F ilipinos love your songs!!

[@rpinrc]

Sure, many Filipinos love their song, indeed i'm one of them just lucky enought to watch their concert @ the famous Horden Pavillion by the Sydney Cricket Ground back in 83' where i used to live. Just like Art said..."Music is about the melody of Life".

[@josieblanco4587]

Art is very good man and low profile

[@EdwardianTea]

Art: "we're fine thank you." Paul: "yeah well you know what happened was...." Art: 😒

[@mariahelenasantos4114]

gosto assim os dois juntinhos

[@Jayoung1000]

Two geniuses.

[@suehaden6103]

One genius one singer.... that was the problem.

[@TheTigress1962]

Knowing each other for 60 (!) years God had a plan....

[@Marybass09]

THEY LOVE(D) EACHOTHER !!! Its difficult ..

[@yrkanak]

have you the whole interview?

[@sarahsaydee7814]

Very difficult to have two talented people in the same room.

[@Laura-ch7fl]

I think they are constantly trying to figure out why they irritate each other so much. I think they are trying every so often to work it out. They are two introverted moody artists. Jealous Paul and fussy Art...perhaps? But I sure love them!

[@debrakish9659]

They shouldn't care about performing together anymore. They just need to make up as friends! It's when they'd go on tour is where the problems started. Forget about working together anymore guys, you're both creeping up on 80 and one of you will die first with the other one full of regrets over not making amends before it happened.

[@dorothycarlson2462]

I wonder why Paul Simon doesn't follow his advice now--2018

[@debrakish9659]

Or now in 2020

[@marcanthony8465]

@@debrakish9659 or now in 2022

[@user-sz7bv9nd8d]

Or now in 2024

[@global001]

Fuck. Thats NZ. Love these two & home.

[@sarahsaydee9743]

Why so much argument between them any way? i agreed it's sad and after all these years still goes on, u'll think they'll out grow what ever the problem is. people love these guys all over the world and it's a pitty. Arguing about music all the time???? could it be something else? thanks for reply.

[@satori4183]

Obviously it's not just about the music.. many strong feelings going on in that relationship, lots of love and hurt. I only hope they'll make up again before they run out of time!

[@aceuni-rider6921]

They should have gone to couples therapy

[@holofy]

They're exactly like an old married couple.

[@williefinn4932]

where were they talking about? sounded like ireland but now i think it was new zealand.

[@carolynrose753]

Yes north island and south island new Zealand

[@VonundZuData]

You think? Or you know?

[@dennysmith7862]

Read a book by Paul who admitted that he honestly felt Art didn't deserve as much of financial and the composing rights as he received... or something along those lines..... This disappointed me so as have liked them both so much...wldn't be S&G if combo lacked either one of them.. although separately they've made great music... Anyway - have both mellowed with time... to think Paul's parents were never impressed with him being a musician in the beginning - it was the time we lived in I guess - lots of parents thought like this..."get a real job"... Barbara Streisand's mom felt this way... oh well thanks for the music you great talents... Huge hug of thanks from Cape Town...

[@debrakish9659]

I need to read his biography, as he supposedly gives more detail into their rocky relationship. Art couldn't have gotten any composing rights as he didn't write any of their lyrics or melodies but Paul was always jealous of how everyone fawned over Art's singing and only thought of Paul as "the songwriter". These guys need to apologize to each other over the hurt they've caused each other and preserve their friendship. Forget about ever performing together, the friendship is what's important now.

[@sarahsaydee9743]

I know their partnership ended yrs ago but is it possible that Paul wants to control every thing? and not let Artie have an input? because I watched an interview that said paul took off Artie's voice from a song that they recorded.

[@tolbiny36]

They were supposed to record Paul's album "Hearts and Bones" together after reuniting for the 1981 concert in Central Park. It didn't work out, and Paul destroyed most of Artie's parts. There are versions for Cars Are Cars and Song About the Moon on KZbin that still have Artie's voice on them.

[@holofy]

I hate how people portray art as the bad one, Paul simon had just as big of an ego, if not bigger, as art did. They both contributed to the downfall.

[@dadelos50]

about the music?????? I think the arguments were about something else.......

[@williefinn4932]

interesting comments about ireland.

[@carolynrose753]

New Zealand north island, south island

[@cinnamongirl7877]

When Paul started talking I thought “ where is the woman who is talking?”

[@backyardbassist893]

Well, guess they're back to the not talking phase of their so called friendship. Pretty petty for guys nearing 80. Grow up already!

[@sisterthesister4870]

I don't think we, as outsiders, (I'm just assuming that you, like me, dont know them personally) can say it's petty. After all, we don't know every detail. It definitely is sad, though. At this point, I wouldn't every care about them doing one last concert together or anything like that. It would make my heart happy just to know that they were talking again and could somehow rekindle at least a part of the friendship they once had. I too have a few very long-standing friendships, going back to my early teens and one even literally from before I can remember. And they are so dear to me. These are the people who know our very souls. We should cherish them. The friendships and the memories we have together. After all, 'they're al that's left you'.

[@Laura-ch7fl]

What do you mean? Are they not talking again?

[@OganySupreme]

@@Laura-ch7fl Nope, they're not even talking to each other anymore. In a 2015 interview, Art said he created a monster in Paul because Paul was mocked for his height (which was common in their time), and Art was actually nice to him. In a later interview with Paul in 2018, he was asked if Art was invited at some point in his farewell tour. He said that was out of the question, and they don't speak anymore. Many people say they really should do just one more concert together for old times sake. I don't believe that's going to happen ever. Even if they someday make up and move past their differences, they'd be too old to perform and harmonize with each other. All I really care about is them making up and moving past their differences.

[@debrakish9659]

@@OganySupreme me too. As fans, of course we'd love to see them onstage again or release one final collection of songs that we can buy for ourselves, but what most of us would really love is for them to just forget about their musical differences and make up as friends! Like I said in an above comment, they're both approaching 80 and one of them will die first. The one remaining will feel a load of regret that they didn't make amends. How awful to have that on your heart until it's your time to go.

[@dutchman063]

Paul Simon always gives the worst interviews, always seems detached and not happy to be there

[@SN2903]

He's a curmudgeon

[@violetluna3462]

Nah watch older interviews they’re hilarious

[@suehaden6103]

@@violetluna3462 I agree... I love to watch Paul’s interviews, he was so witty and deadpan, love that NY humour, he could be hysterical. I remember one interview he did with Art when the inevitable question ‘ why did you get back together after so long?’ Question came up.. Paul said ‘Because Art has an incurable disease and I need the money....’ never cracked his face, but you could hear the cameramen laughing in the background. Love him. 💕

[@rudyamisano4626]

Si si , ma il genio è Paul ... 🌟🤟✨