{"id":29079,"date":"2024-03-21T21:02:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T21:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/paul-simon-opens-up-about-breakup-with-art-garfunkel-in-new-documentary\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T21:02:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T21:02:59","slug":"paul-simon-opens-up-about-breakup-with-art-garfunkel-in-new-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/paul-simon-opens-up-about-breakup-with-art-garfunkel-in-new-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Simon opens up about breakup with Art Garfunkel in new documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-03-21\/Getty_SimonandGarfunkel_032124.jpg\" alt><figcaption> Jason Squires\/WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Paul Simon<\/strong> opens up about what caused the rift in his relationship with his former friend and musical partner <strong>Art Garfunkel<\/strong> in episode one of the two-part docuseries <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, airing on MGM+.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe were really best friends up until <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Bridge Over Troubled Water<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">,&#8221; \ufeffhe shares, according to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/paul-simon-broken-friendship-art-garfunkel-new-documentary-we-had-an-uneven-partnership-8611612?hid=0f70be2690a43185fc57a81b4b6c8cc20492b368&amp;did=12376209-20240321&amp;utm_campaign=ppl-nonewsubs_relationship-builder&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=032124&amp;lctg=0f70be2690a43185fc57a81b4b6c8cc20492b368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>People<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;[Afterward], it didn\u2019t have the harmony of the friendship \u2026 that was broken.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Simon\u00a0contends that\u00a0Garfunkel accepting a role in the 1970 film <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Catch-22 <\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">played a major role in the divide between them. Garfunkel expected Simon to write all the music for their next album while he was gone. But Simon was not on board with that, making him realize they had an \u201cuneven partnership.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When the film shoot lasted longer than the original six-month plan, Simon claims Garfunkel expected\u00a0him to send him what he wrote so he could give his input. But Simon was unhappy with that arrangement, noting, \u201cIt was a recipe for the breakup of Simon &amp; Garfunkel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And when\u00a0they would perform \u201cBridge Over Troubled Water\u201d Garfunkel got all the praise for his voice, and it upset Simon, whose main thought was, \u201cI wrote that song.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;This is my oldest friend, and we experienced anonymity, and then great fame and success, and those things have their own pressure,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He later noted, \u201cThat was a good friendship. That was a real first friendship of somebody that got it. For me to turn into a person that I hope I never see again \u2014 that\u2019s a long way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Episode two of <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"> debuts March 24.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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