Art Garfunkel has discussed his somewhat rocky relationship with Paul Simon, saying that he is happy touring solo in a recent interview with Salon.

"That's the great thing about making music, but it's also why Paul and Artie can be very squirmy around each other," Garfunkel said.

"We're so damned different, but when the song and the music is happening and Paul is playing guitar — and Paul Simon plays brilliant acoustic guitar — you go to that place comfortably."

Garfunkel also sounds satisfied touring all by his lonesome.

"The live show allows me to be the sensitive singer that I like to be.

I can drop the notion that I have to have upbeat numbers. It's just me and a guitar, so it's less-is-more taken to the extreme.

If you believe in your own vocal as colorful and worth hearing, you only want one guitar.

You want a sort of 75/25 volume balance where the vocal is paramount. I love my show. It works. Every night the audience eats it up."