Paul Simon dialled US emergency number 911 during row

PAUL Simon made the 911 call that led to the arrests last week of him and his wife, singer Edie Brickell.

Singer Paul Simon, left, and his wife Edie Brickell at a hearing in Norwalk Superior Cour

PAUL Simon, the US singer-songwriter, made the 911 emergency call that led to the arrest last week of him and his wife, singer Edie Brickell, on disorderly conduct charges, ­according to a police report.

The report indicates that Brickell, 48, and Simon, 72, became physical with each other last Saturday during an argument inside a cottage on their New Canaan, Connecticut, property.

Brickell told officers she confronted her husband after he did something to “break her heart”. She told police he shoved her and she slapped him.

The report indicates Simon called 911 and then hung up.

Simon suffered a superficial cut to his ear, and Brickell, who smelled of alcohol, had a bruise on her wrist.

Brickell told police the two had other physical confrontations — but declined to elaborate — and asked an officer to feel a lump on her head.

Both said in court this week they did not consider the other a threat, and no protective order was issued. They are due back in court on May 16.

A duet by the pair, Like to Get to Know You, was posted on Brickell's website on Wednesday. The lyrics are about a couple having problems but ends with the hopeful line, “I’d like to get to know you, again.”

Simon and Brickell were married in 1992.

They have three children ­together.