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10
Apr
Unlike Simon, Garfunkel views the trials of growing older as part of a natural sequence, not as a theft of one’s exuberance by an unkind world that turns all revolutions into ashes.
Perry Meisel on the distinction between Art Garfunkel’s inspiration for songs as compared to Paul Simon’s.
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Quote from the Meisel review of Garfunkel’s debut album, Angel Clare, in Fusion, March 1974.
05
Apr
Audio supplement to an earlier post, “There’s been a change of identity or roles in our group.”
Courtesy of melodysustainin:
“For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her,” Live at the Hollywood Bowl, 8/23/1968
Paul Simon: There has been a change of identity or roles in our group… In our new capacity I am now the heavy of the group. I make nasty comments and kick kids and do things like that. And Art has now become our sex symbol. One newspaper referred to him as a frightened gazelle. At this juncture, the frightened gazelle will sing ‘For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her.’
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Related scrapbook post:
28
Mar
Simon and Garfunkel were an oddly successful pairing. Like sour cream and onion.
Posted by Dave Nagel on Twitter.com
05
Nov
I was conceived first. Paul was one month premature.
Art Garfunkel joshing whether Paul had outdone him.
Happy 69th Birthday, Art Garfunkel!
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Quote from The New Yorker article, “The King of Reading” by Nick Paumgarten, January 28, 2008. Read the full article.
via melodysustainin