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Garfunkel debuts as songwriter in trio
By Alisha Davis
(CNN) -- His soothing voice was part of the soundtrack to the '60s as a member of the legendary folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel. Now Art Garfunkel has joined forces with singer-songwriters Buddy Mondlock and Maia Sharp on a new album called "Everything Waits to be Noticed." I recently had a chance to chat with the trio. DAVIS: Art, you've been an artist for over 40 years, and your new album, "Everything Waits to Be Noticed," marks your debut as a songwriter. Tell us about that. GARFUNKEL: A man named Billy Mann came to me a year and a half ago and said, "I think I know you better than you may know yourself musically, and I think you're a songwriter who hasn't really written yet. But there are songs in you, and if you'll trust me, I'll bring you together with Buddy Mondlock and Maia Sharp, and in my vision, you'll make a trio. The blend is something I hear vocally, and I hear you becoming a songwriter with the help of these two great songwriters." So I trusted him, and we have this new album. DAVIS: And Maia, the three of you are from different parts of the country: You're from Los Angeles, Buddy from Nashville, Art from New York. I wanted to know how you guys got together logistically for this album? SHARP: The first writing session we had was early 2000, and since then we've hooked up to write at least five times. We would record at the end of all those weeks, and two years later we had ourselves an album. And we're very happy to say it's out into the world right now. DAVIS: And Buddy you have said that Art's approach to harmony had a big influence on your musical direction when you were first interested in music. What is it like working for someone who has influenced your career so much? MONDLOCK: Well, I've got to say that I was a little bit nervous at the beginning singing with Art Garfunkel, one of the greatest voices of our time. Art's really made it very comfortable for all of us to work together. And the truth is as soon as we really started to sing, we just felt that blend going on. It just felt so good. The nerves were gone. DAVIS: And Art, I wanted to ask you about your "Walk Across America." What inspired you to cross America on foot? Did it change the way that you look at life? GARFUNKEL: Well, the need for exercise is what did it. ... In New York City, you don't really get a lot of horizon. You can't get that traffic sound down enough, so I take to the roads. I've crossed America. Now I'm walking in my installments across Europe. I see the country topographically: I see the drainage system of the rivers and how the branches come down to the Mississippi and to New Orleans.
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