Art Garfunkel: 'Who can fathom Paul Simon's soul?'

Art Garfunkel has agreed that his relationship with Paul Simon is like that between brothers in some ways.

The singer was asked if he and Simon can celebrate the lasting power of songs like 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'.



"Who knows what Paul Simon is thinking or celebrating?" Garfunkel told The Observer.

"We are different chaps. Celebrate is a fair word for me, though. But we don't talk about it, and who can fathom his soul?"

Asked if their relationship was familial, he added: "Well, brothers can be very different. And it is like that in this respect: in a family you can act out all different kinds of bulls**t and know that you will always hang together beyond it."

Of whether he knew that he and Simon would part after releasing Bridge Over Troubled Water in 1970, Garfunkel said: "No. It felt like it was time for a rest from being with Paul Simon, that's all.

"I didn't think it was time to terminate Simon and Garfunkel because I thought Simon and Garfunkel was a terrific thing. It had more albums in it, more laughs in it. But Mr Simon had a different point of view, I suppose."

Simon and Garfunkel have reunited several times after the split, including for a free show in New York's Central Park on September 19, 1981.

The pair were due to tour North America in 2010, but were forced to postpone the dates after Garfunkel developed vocal paresis.

The star said in July that his voice was "coming back" and predicted that he would be able to sing again by the end of last year.

Watch Simon and Garfunkel perform 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' in Central Park in 1981 below: