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The list of American cultural figures declaring their intention to leave the country has grown long enough to invite skepticism. Art Garfunkel's name on it is harder to dismiss.
The New York City-born musician, now 84, told The Guardian he is "thinking of leaving the country, frankly," joining Rosie O'Donnell, Ellen DeGeneres, and director James Cameron in a cohort of public figures who have either relocated or stated plans to do so.
Garfunkel's stated concerns cover climate change, rising sea levels, and what he characterized as a collapse in the norms governing U.S.
"It's real that the planet is getting warmer, that the water's rising, that so many people are starving," he told The Guardian, which published the piece on September 4.
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