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“When John smashed that guitar above my head, I knew it was coming. But it was terrifying nonetheless”: Stephen Bishop on friendship, luck, and his impossible-to-miss Ferrington guitar

He hit big with his 1976 debut, Careless, went on to be attacked by John Belushi in Animal House, and appeared in Michael Jackson’s Thriller video. As he suspends retirement for a farewell tour, he reveals the last musical item on his bucket list

Guitar World

“My manager told Eric, ‘You should meet this young artist I'm working with. He's a funny guy – I think you’d like him’”: How a ’70s soft rock icon ended up recruiting Eric Clapton on his debut album

After a friend gave his demo tapes to Art Garfunkel, singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop somehow ended up in the same room as his guitar hero from Cream

Guitar World

Art Garfunkel reveals ‘tears’ and ‘hugs’ were at centre of emotional reunion with Paul Simon

The singer has spoken about an emotional dinner with longtime musical partner Paul Simon, saying the pair have found peace decades after the ups and downs that defined one of music’s greatest partnerships.

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“Artie would be singing it, people would stomp and cheer, and I would think, ‘That’s my song, man. I wrote that’”: How Simon and Garfunkel created their transcendent masterpiece – with tension rising and emotions running high

“That song had two writers – Paul Simon and God”

MusicRadar

You saw me standin’ alone: songs about the moon – ranked!

As the Artemis II crew prepare for the first moon mission since 1972, we select the best songs about our lunar neighbour, from Ella Fitzgerald’s romance to Gil Scott-Heron’s social commentary

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"We were seen as a band that wouldn't last, so I think they wanted to milk us for everything we were worth." How an off-the-cuff cover of a 60s song became an era-defining hit and an albatross around the neck of the band that recorded it

Recorded and mixed in just three hours, one of grunge's biggest songs was hated by the man who wrote it

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HUNTR/X, Art Garfunkel, Clipse and more light up pre-Grammy gala hosted by Clive Davis

Music mogul Clive Davis held his annual, star-studded pre-Grammys gala at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California

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Liza Minnelli clarifies how much AI was used in her new song: ‘Trolls didn’t bother to read the truth’

Song features AI-created arrangement with Minnelli contributing spoken lines

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Liza Minnelli uses AI to release first new music in 13 years

Singing legend heralds ‘new tools in service of expression’, on compilation that also features an Art Garfunkel song using AI-generated piano backing

The Guardian - UK

‘He lived his whole life in that fire’: the tragic story of ‘lost’ singer Jackson C Frank

A school fire, a shooting and mental health issues plagued a man whose legacy is remembered in a new documentary

The Guardian - US

“The next thing I knew, I burst into tears... then there were hugs”: Art Garfunkel tells more about his reconciliation with Paul Simon

The old friends were set up by Simon’s son, Harper

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Paul Simon names the fan-favorite song he’ll never perform again

The folk rock icon said his hearing loss has limited the songs he can perform live

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Art Garfunkel wants to work with Paul Simon again

Art Garfunkel would relish the opportunity to work with Paul Simon again.

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Art Garfunkel: ‘I’m in the mood to work with Paul Simon again. We’ll see...’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The singer has joined forces with his son to record a new album. He talks to Mark Beaumont about their need to record together and the emotional end to his feud with former singing partner Simon – ‘It’s now a thing of the past’

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Tuesday briefing: The abuse scandal that leaves the archbishop of Canterbury in an ‘untenable’ position

In today’s newsletter: An independent review has cast doubt on Justin Welby’s claims to have had no idea of John Smyth’s appalling abuse until 2013 – and now the calls for him to resign are growing

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Art Garfunkel cried during reunion with Paul Simon

Art Garfunkel has admitted he broke down in tears during a reunion lunch with his longtime collaborator Paul Simon and confessed he was a "fool" for hurting his friend during years of estrangement.

The Guardian - UK

‘I was a fool’: Art Garfunkel describes tearful reunion with Paul Simon

Singer describes recent meeting where Simon said he was offended by an old interview, and pair reconciled

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‘I cried when he told me I’d hurt him’: Simon reunites with Garfunkel

Former bandmates appear to be building a bridge over troubled water, after years of silence

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“It was very, very warm and wonderful. I was crying at a certain point because I felt that I had hurt him”: Simon and Garfunkel have patched up their old friendship

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel have met up and patched up their friendship

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Simon and Garfunkel in emotional reunion as pair put troublesome past behind them

Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon recently met up for lunch to put their troublesome past behind them.

The Guardian - UK

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon review – heartfelt portrait of a generational talent

From his era-defining work with Art Garfunkel to the sometimes problematic legacy of 80s hit Graceland, Alex Gibney’s documentary strikes a pure and personal note

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“The Sound of Silence was the first song I wrote which seemed to come from some place that I didn’t inhabit”: Paul Simon tells all in a new three-and-a-half-hour documentary

The master singer songwriter is back and despite losing his hearing in one ear, is determined to keep making music

The Guardian - UK

‘I never said I was going to retire ...’ Paul Simon on disability, drive and the mystery behind his greatest songs

He halted his career after decades of hits, then a dream one night changed everything. From New York to swinging London and apartheid South Africa, he explains his epic journey

The Guardian - UK

Moving pictures, robot actors and a presidential book – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Independent UK

Carol Kane: ‘Once you break into comedy, you have a little more leeway with your looks’

The celebrated character actor – who has appeared in everything from ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ and ‘Annie Hall’ to ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ – speaks to Adam White about her first starring role in years, how she befriended Bette Davis in the Eighties, and staying in touch with…

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