FIVE minutes into an interview with folk legends Simon and Garfunkel, and Paul Simon is already rolling his eyes. Art Garfunkel, Simon’s childhood friend and longtime musical sparring partner, is explaining why the duo has decided to tour our shores for the first time since 1983.

“I have new things to say,” says Garfunkel.

“And I dread that …,” says Simon,セックス eyebrows raised.

“Wait until you hear some of my monologues,” adds Garfunkel, looking across at Simon with glee. Simon glances back with a look that you can only imagine he’s been giving him for more than half a century.

“There are several factors,” continues Simon, ignoring the giggling Garfunkel. “One, given our ages, the clock is seriously ticking, so if we’re going to do it, it’s the sooner, the better, I think.”

“Women have their biological clock,” says Garfunkel, “and we have our mortality clock.”

Simon exhales. Again.

When I meet the famous musical duo (both of whom are 67) at their record company’s New York offices, they remain the quintessential odd couple. Garfunkel, with his trademark curly red mop (helped along these days by artificial means), is the more gregarious of the two, quick with a joke and a smile. Simon, whose silver hair pokes out from a baseball cap, is more contemplative and reserved.

It’s no secret the duo has long had a fractious relationship (they didn’t speak for years after splitting acrimoniously in 1970), and it’s been stipulated by anxious minders that we not to delve too deeply into the reasons why. Broach the subject, though, and, Simon, surprisingly, is happy to talk.

“Honestly, (our relationship) couldn’t be better, in a way,” he says. “We had a long period of time where the friendship was really strained to the point where we weren’t speaking.

“But prior to our last tour (in 2004), we just said to each other, you know, whatever it was, let’s just drop it, because we’re going to the end of the road as friends, so let’s just repair that, and we did.”

“There’s an ease between us now,” adds Garfunkel. “It’s been easy for me to hang out with Paul these past few years.”

“You have to remember we’ve known each other since we were 11,” says Simon. “I remember when we used to have arguments when we were kids, and then we’d make an セックスフレンドagreement, OK, let’s just stop the argument. And we would. We did that last time and it was fine. And it will be fine this time. Which is not to say that we won’t disagree about something here and there … But we’re fine. It’s in the past.”

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