Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel reunion lunch left one singer in tears: 'I was a fool'

"I actually had lunch with Paul a couple of weeks back, first time we'd been together in many years," Garfunkel told the outlet. 

"I looked at Paul and said, 'What happened? Why haven't we seen each other?' Paul mentioned an old interview where I said some stuff. I cried when he told me how much I had hurt him."

He added, "Looking back, I guess I wanted to shake up the nice-guy image of Simon & Garfunkel. You know what? I was a fool."

However, their creative partnership was a rocky one. 

In 2014, Garfunkel told Rolling Stone that he believed he and Simon would tour again, saying, "I know that audiences all over the world like Simon and Garfunkel. I'm with them. But I don't think Paul Simon's with them."

A year later, he told The Telegraph, "How can you walk away from this lucky place on top of the world, Paul? What's going on with you, you idiot? How could you let that go, jerk?"

In 2016, Simon spoke with Rolling Stone, and when asked if there was a chance they'd reunite, he shut it down. "No, out of the question," Simon said. "We don't even talk."

Garfunkel now says there's a chance they could at least continue their friendship, if not their professional career together.

"We've made plans to meet again. Will Paul bring his guitar? Who knows," the 83-year-old said. 

"For me, it was about wanting to make amends before it's too late. It felt like we were back in a wonderful place. As I think about it now, tears are rolling down my cheeks. I can still feel his hug."

Representatives for Simon did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

He continued, "I do think there is a possibility of them getting together musically. I'm speaking hypothetically here, but maybe a big TV/charity event. And with a bit of encouragement from their peers in the music industry, that could lead to some new material, a new generation discovering the beautiful music they make together."

The younger Garfunkel followed in his father's footsteps and often traveled with his parents and younger brother on tour.

"Not long after that I said, 'Dad, does everyone in the world know you?' He smiled and said, 'No, of course not. Maybe half the world, but not the whole world.'"

He added, "That was the point at which I started to get an idea of what Paul and Dad had achieved. I was surprised; my dad is a humble guy. He doesn't sit around recounting rock 'n' roll stories. He was always reluctant to talk about himself or the past. I had to tease things out of him."