{"id":3191,"date":"2026-06-28T06:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T06:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2026-06-28T06:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T06:07:13","slug":"art-garfunkel-paul-simon-shared-tears-and-hugs-during-2025-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3191","title":{"rendered":"Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon shared \u2018tears\u2019 and \u2018hugs\u2019 during 2025 dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon shared \u201ctears\u201d as the former Simon &amp; Garfunkel bandmates broke bread in 2025, with the former finally feeling \u201cproud\u201d and \u201cgreat\u201d about the Grammy-winning duo\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3189\">Ariana Grande acknowledges nip slip photo with silly social media post<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Queens-bred childhood friends-turned-kings of folk, both aged 84, enjoyed a \u201cvery lovely\u201d dinner this past year, Garfunkel told People.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: Review: Rock legend returns from retirement to deliver \u2018perfect moment\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were tears, there were hugs,\u201d said the crooner and \u201cCarnal Knowledge\u201d star, with whom Simon notoriously fractured in 1970.<\/p>\n<p>While the \u201cBridge over Troubled Water\u201d artists \u2014 both Grammy winners in their own right \u2014 ended their hit-making partnership over half a century ago, Garfunkel says their dynamic \u201cgoes in and out.\u201d That would explain the intermittent touring stints in decades since.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, they reunited for 1981\u2019s storied Central Park concert, which Garfunkel calls \u201cthe greatest night of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3187\">SF Giants\u2019 Ramos expected to return from injured list on Sunday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As for the recent olive branch, Garfunkel \u2014 who\u2019s on his \u201cWhat a Wonderful World\u201d tour through mid-November \u2014 said he doesn\u2019t \u201cknow if it\u2019ll lead to anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think so much about him as I think about what\u2019s ahead of me,\u201d continued the \u201cCatch-22\u201d star. \u201cI\u2019m feeling very positive now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In Simon\u2019s 2024 MGM+ docuseries, \u201cIn Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon,\u201d the beloved songwriter shared that the two \u201cwere really best friends up until \u2018Bridge over Troubled Water.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was at that point that Garfunkel turned an eye toward the screen and Simon felt there was an \u201cuneven balance of power,\u201d though the former told People he\u2019d hoped acting would \u201cbeef up my half\u201d of the partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3185\">Devers homers twice, Webb tosses seven shutout innings in SF Giants\u2019 win over Braves<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon shared &#8220;tears&#8221; and &#8220;hugs&#8221; during a recent dinner that seems to have mended the former&#8217;s take on the Simon &#038; Garfunkel legacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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