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It's been more than 14 years since Simon & Garfunkel played their last show together, but the duo recently met up for a private reunion. During an interview with The Sun, Art Garfunkel opened up about the emotional meeting.
"I met with Paul Simon for the first time in years just recently. We had a lunch," he revealed "It was very, very warm and wonderful. There were tears. I was crying at a certain point because I felt I had hurt him – but there were hugs."
The duo was massively popular in the '60s but things fell apart after releasing their final album, 1970's Bridge Over Troubled Water. They've toured together since then, most recently performing together at 2010's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Although Garfunkel blames himself for their breakup, last year Simon said it's not his fault they parted ways.
When asked if they reminisced about their successes, Garfunkel said no. "That speaks for itself," he admitted.
Whatever they did talk about, it sounds like there's no bad blood between the former musical partners. "I like to think I'm a man who has a lot of love. There are no relationships of mine that don't have love at the bottom," Garfunkel said. "I love everyone. I can't imagine holding a position of dislike and clinging to it. It’s all meant to be resolved so we can die easy."
Last year, Simon revealed he was diagnosed with hearing loss and wasn't sure if he'd ever perform live again. In October, he gave fans an update saying he's more "optimistic" about performing in the future than he was earlier this year. Garfunkel is gearing up to release an album with his son aptly titled Father and Son on November 8.