The Life and Times of Frank Sinatra

By the early 70s Frank was in a very bad way. He spent periods of time in psychiatric hospitals and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia though he always said himself that he wasn't schizophrenic. His insurance money had all run out but Paul Simon had given him a loan of $3,000 so he could start a business. But the business failed and Simon kept the publishing. In 1971 when Art Garfunkel was recording his first solo album he asked Frank if he had a song that might be suitable. When he turned up to see Garfunkel he brought along a few hippie friends who all made fun of Garfunkel for being a sellout. So Garfunkel didn't