Stream the FULL interview now on SiriusXM: sxm.app.link/HSPaulSimon

This was a gracious explanation. Stern always leans into bitterness and grievance but Simon didn't go there.

Paul Simon is one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

@TheMusicRoomWA

10 ай бұрын

Yes, and I think American Tune is one of the best songs ever written.

@captainjanks1

9 ай бұрын

In my top 3.

@michellehill4148

9 ай бұрын

Wow really? You don't listen to much music I guess...

@alvindimes4729

4 ай бұрын

​@@michellehill4148Are you saying he is not? 😅

@thebossman60

3 ай бұрын

Yep

I love the way he described the situation with so many different perspectives and nuanced details. He’s being as non bias as possible and it’s refreshing

@ssl3546

9 ай бұрын

Well he's still friends with Art, and Art has always been a challenging personality (not just to Paul). If he told a bitter gossipy story to Howard he wouldn't really be Art's friend.

They are really two very different people and we need to appreciate the time they were together and made such exceptional music.

@ronlakatos6755

4 ай бұрын

I agree with you but on a truly selfish viewpoint, we were deprived of a lot of future songs by this all time top duo.

His new album Psalms is a masterpiece.

I respect the fact that Paul Simon gives a very honest and sympathetic explanation of the situation.

Paul Simon is one of my favorite songwriters of all time. Very cool, clever tunes

I saw S&G in concert about 15 years ago, they were magnificent together. And halfway through they each did a 30 minute solo set, both were incredible.

I still have my t-shirt from the Shea Stadium show in ‘83. I was 13, it was my first concert, and still the most memorable. Except the eight-thousand times I’ve watched the ‘82 Concert in Central Park! ❤ always

Howard just needs to ask the questions and answer them himself. He could then just hang a photo of the personality he´s interviewing.

@bjorkflannigan2140

10 ай бұрын

Facts

@krectus

10 ай бұрын

Yep, every interview. Howard explaining to the guest what happened to them and then just trying to get them to confirm it, rather than just ask them. Usually getting it wrong though.

@MikehMike01

9 ай бұрын

Howard is such a clown

You both were memorable together. Paul you wrote some incredible music afterwards. I greatly appreciate it. From both of you

Well, I'm definitely grateful that they reunited for The Concert In Central Park. I was there, age 14. It was only my second concert ever.

@ueeemonna

3 ай бұрын

Wooow. Do you have any recall of that particular situation? The atmosphere, them being young, you being young, the music... I'm just so curious! I was born four years later :)

What an awesome interview that was. Love Paul. I could listen to his life story all day.

@rupman27isback

10 ай бұрын

Same. Why i love their music. He has some great stories to tell.

Paul was always about the music. I have a lot of respect for that. He respected everyone around him throughout his career even when things turned sour.

A cool way to tell the truth without painfully revisiting the BS that must have happened between them, because of the respect toward their friendship. As it should be.

Paul's creativity extended far beyond what he could accomplish while finding a role for Art. It would have been great if they could have collaborated more after the duo ended, but I'm grateful that it did.

@done1675

10 ай бұрын

They did multiple tours after they officially broke up, even into the 21st century, so I for one am satisfied with that. I saw S&G in 1993 and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen.

Why does Howard think needs to finish his guests sentences?

@imalwaysright

10 ай бұрын

@@HI-PSIyou thought you ate with that one 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Wow... what a great chat. Paul Simon doesn't do a lot of interviews. Very cool.

Graceland was an incredible record!

it is really cool that there are these recent interviews from living legends whose songs date back in the early 60s

Simon & Garfunkel remains one of the finest duos. Somehow, I wish they could have continued, in spite of their individual challenges.

It’s great to see Howard interviewing a one of his idols in classic Howard passion! Thank you

Such an underrated artist - great to see him finally getting the recognition he deserves.

Art was good in Carnal Knowledge. Paul obviously was the creative engine of that duo but Art did have a beautiful voice as well. Bridge Over Troubled Waters he's amazing.

Another great interview! Lot's of questions were answered.

I simply wished Paul could have found a way to both be a solo act and have Art along for the occasional album. The world loved the two of them.

@piteusx8440

10 ай бұрын

Duos don't stay together. Hall & Oates. Paul was the talent ... but Garfunkel voice really added to his songs.

@24666dem

10 ай бұрын

I’m with Paul. It’s all or nothing.

@rolandofgilead43

10 ай бұрын

@@piteusx8440 Hall and Oates were together for years and still go on tour sometimes but they did a ton of albums Simon & Garfunkel really didn't do that many albums sadly.

@peterclaine4157

10 ай бұрын

They were of their Time, wonderful, paul has had a magnificent contribution, ever since,

@ptownscribe1254

10 ай бұрын

@@piteusx8440 By an order of magnitude, the vast majority of duos don't stay together. Hall & Oates remained together essentially in name only, as Daryl Hall is on record saying Oates is his "business partner," not his musical partner. He said they had "a few good years" as a functioning duo, which is a few years less than S&G had.

Fortunately for both of them, the duo was still intact when they recorded the title song. I think I read where Paul had wished he had sung the lead on Bridge Over Troubled Water but in retrospect, its hard to imagine anyone but Art singing that song. Simply brilliant.

Paul Simon is a genius song writer

Great interview.

It also couldn't have been easy for Paul to see Art get all the accolades for singing "Bridge over Troubled Water" after being away for so much of the production.

Legend. And nice of Howard to let his guest talk, mostly, for once.

LOVE Paul Simon !!!!

Groups, and friendships, eventually part ways. That's life.

Paul is as good a songwriter as anybody.. He is one of McCartney's favourite writers.. Maybe even his favourite.

@Paul-dw2cl

10 ай бұрын

or b dubs

@broken_disco_ball

10 ай бұрын

No that’d be brian Wilson for Paul

@CJM333

10 ай бұрын

yup Brian Wilson

@667SatansNeighbor

10 ай бұрын

And Frank Sinatra is quoted saying that "McCartney and Lennon are the greatest songwriters of our time", so for Simon to get THAT complement from McCartney is HUGE.

@ACDZ123

10 ай бұрын

Kiwis will say split enz

I watched Garfunkel in an interview a few years ago where he was asked about some presidential candidate using a S&G song in an ad (AMERICA?) and Art called it "my song". A song that was written by Paul. And I really wondered at his integrity and ego at that ...

If Stern was a lawyer, he’d lose every case because of leading questions.

@terrymckenzie8786

9 ай бұрын

😂

Paul and art two musical great talents

I saw a thing on the making of Bridge Over Troubled Water on PBS. You can see watching that how volatile things were getting with S&G.

Always thought the Simon & Garfunkel story would make a great movie. In this age of music biopics, maybe it’s time

@20111ncaa

10 ай бұрын

Agree 100%

Seems pretty real, possibly tempered by the wisdom of time, which itself tends to bring empathy for people even when you don't agree with those people (or don't agree with them anymore) for whatever reason. The ability to understand others doing what they want or need to do for themselves. And a lot of opposition to duos or groups breaking up is from the unrealistic expectations of fans, especially in music.

One of the greatest American songwriters.

Their concert in Central Park was iconic.

In my opinion, the best American song writer.

@spencer2365

10 ай бұрын

Even better than Billy Joel?

@albertomorales9493

10 ай бұрын

Really love Billy Joel 2!!! Both genuine talented people. Real Humans.. @@spencer2365

@rupman27isback

10 ай бұрын

Bob Dylan. Period.

@alexgrantham4747

10 ай бұрын

​@@rupman27isbackthe only answer

@ryry423

10 ай бұрын

Frank Zappa

Simon and Simon. Same as there's no Hall n oats. It's only Hall n Hall. Side of oats.

Love Paul Simon. Stern is a aged hairy egomaniac that can’t stay out of the way of his guest’s narrative.👍🇺🇸

Duos that stay together: Hall and Oates, Tears for Fears. I saw them on a double Bill a few years back. Great stuff.

Check out his biography, The Life, which was published about 5 years ago. It details his songwriting process, which is fascinating.

its good they broke up, paul simon's solo albums are gold

First for Simon, Love this guy!

Some music please from this great man !

Art had the voice but Paul was the song writing talent.

@chuckwest7045

10 ай бұрын

Exactly.

@SmallSpoonBrigade

9 ай бұрын

He became the songwriting talent. That's a detail that a lot of people forget. Paul wasn't that great as a songwriter early on, if you listen to those early albums they weren't anything particularly special other than Art's voice. As the albums continued, and you got to Bridge Over Troubled Water, you probably could have gotten a different vocalist and still had an amazing album, but that definitely wasn't the case early on.

@RGP_Maths

9 ай бұрын

​@@SmallSpoonBrigadePlease tell me you're joking!

@hiitsrudd8567

9 ай бұрын

Simon has a great voice

@talkingcat-yy6on

9 ай бұрын

I always preferred Paul’s voice.

this is epic. how can we watch the entire interview?

At some point Mr Paul Simon made famous a awsome Peruvian song the correct title is El Condor Pasa a huge stress reliever i look for thats song his rendition Thank You for that Sir💨☀️

They are really two different people ,one with immense talent and one with average talent.

A sad story, but a natural, human one all the same.

"Duo's don't stay together " and next on The Proclaimers!

Two strong, talented people rarely get along for long.

"Duos don't stay together" *Hall and Oates exists

@imalwaysright

10 ай бұрын

Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

@chazcov08

10 ай бұрын

@@imalwaysright Peanut butter & Jelly

@stephenfeldman8104

10 ай бұрын

Donnie and Marie!!!

@ScottlandShaffner0423

10 ай бұрын

Smothers Brothers

@chazcov08

10 ай бұрын

@@ScottlandShaffner0423 I was just thinking about them this weekend. And they're still around!

Still can’t believe he didn’t extend the offer for him to sing harmony on a couple songs on each solo album

Is Howard back in the studio?

I can't believe how different his voice sounds now. Much deeper.

@plapnab

10 ай бұрын

Must be they don’t have the proper modulation

@alexdasliebe5391

10 ай бұрын

Test, test. 1, 2. 1, 2. Now I’m checking for proper modulation.

@freddiesoverbite6162

10 ай бұрын

@@alexdasliebe5391 Green…. Type…. Of tube.

@bingohhhhhhhhhhhh

10 ай бұрын

I'm telling you it's the ghost of Alan Arkin being channeled through Paul.

@classicguitarfan8

10 ай бұрын

😂 well played

I saw Tears for Fears about 2 years ago and I know they also went through problems being a duo. But I think the music they’re putting out now is fantastic

@footbru

9 ай бұрын

Why do people keep citing Tears for Fears as a duo? The band had two other members - Manny Elias and Ian Stanley. Plus, they are sort of the proof of what Paul Simon said, in that they had several "acrimonious" splits.

Graceland is legend.

At 81-Paul must be getting tired of talking about this. I mean really, come on.

@SThompsonRAMM_1203

10 ай бұрын

When you’re 81 telling stories is all you have left and you’re just happy to be talking.

Amazingly, the poster for "The Graduate" at 0:24 is wrong. It says "SIMON GARFUNKEL" instead of "ART GARFUNKEL"!

Can we have this duo back?

The duo Penn & Teller have stayed together all this time, so it is possible.

Breakups come down to either ego or money . . Or both

Is Stern back in the studio?

If they hadn't broken up, we might not have had Graceland, one of the greatest albums of all time, so maybe it was all for the best.

@Thebrianweissman

10 ай бұрын

Inarguably the greatest imo.

@LadyFairChildVideo

9 ай бұрын

that album with Garfunkel's input wold have been even better.

Top 3 people in the world I'd love to just sit and have coffee with.

Best Rock Duo

@chazcov08

10 ай бұрын

Hall & Oates

@humdinkle

5 ай бұрын

@@chazcov08nothing they made sniffs bridge over troubled water

Paul Simon: We would have broken up anyway. Duos don't stay together. Pet Shop Boys, after 42 years together: Are we a joke to you?

@SmallSpoonBrigade

9 ай бұрын

They would be a rarity. Most duos will eventually break up either because they completely explore all the ground around them or because they can't agree as to which direction to go ro egos get in the way.

They gave us so much pleasure

need more richard and sal!!!

love that he says its not his fault and then proceeds to tell a story where its clearly Arts fault

@ptownscribe1254

10 ай бұрын

He clearly said the shooting schedule ran over, and that was a common thing. I guess it was Art's fault to commit to another movie, though.

His analysis seems fair

Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where

"Duos don't stay together." Andy Bell/Vince Clarke 30+ years...still together.

@privatepenguin3137

10 ай бұрын

Hall & Oates - 50 years together

@fattiger2000

10 ай бұрын

Tenacious D

@bwuh

10 ай бұрын

Amazed they're still together. Don't they despise each other?@@privatepenguin3137

@georgasmussen9318

10 ай бұрын

Also the Pet Shop Boys!

@imalwaysright

10 ай бұрын

Jam & Lewis

My favorite Duo of All Time? Simon and BabBooey!

Love them both.... GG Rebimik

The editor of "Catch 22" probably couldn't distinguish between Paul Simon and Bob Balaban which is the real reason he was cut from the film. 😏

❤❤❤❤Paul ❤😂

It just opened up the door for a new supergeoup Garfunkel and Oates!

Art Garfunkel s two finales studio solo albums are really good. He co wrote some songs

@WilfriedWunderlich

10 ай бұрын

Recent solo albums? His most recent solo album was from 2007 and it did not chart. The last time one of his albums was in the charts was in 1988 (Lefty, #134).

@joe22589

10 ай бұрын

It was Simon's angelistic voice. He is miles away from Paul's musicianship and calibre as a songwriter

His voice has really changed. Much lower than it used to be.

@kellykarcher7179

4 ай бұрын

And much worse (when singing) than it used to be as well....

Duos dont stay together, they didnt make many albums but still had a big impact

His speaking voice is really different

Garfunkel’s movie career went nowhere. Did he do anything after Carnal Knowledge?

“Duos don’t stay together.” *laughs in Hall and Oates*

@starman2089

9 ай бұрын

Laughs in Tears for Fears.

@footbru

9 ай бұрын

@@starman2089 Tears for Fears broke up "acrimoniously" several times

Sing Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme for me Paul.Could you make it the Martin Carthy version, though?

They should reunite!

@briangasser973

10 ай бұрын

Art cant sing anymore due to problems with his voice

Glitch in the matrix at the end there!

Fkn love Paul Simon

We, Chinese, believe that some friendship lasts longer, some last shorter. It happens. Just relax, and accept it. This is life.

I am only sad to here that it was revealed on this show. 🙁

😢❤

2 huge Egos, neither one has ever been as popular as their duo.

Everly Brothers did!