Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond
Neil Leslie Diamondis an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career that began in the 1960s. Diamond has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. He is the second most successful adult contemporary artist ever on the Billboard charts. His songs have been covered internationally by many performers from various musical genres...
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth24 January 1941
CityBrooklyn, NY
nice different would-be
Songwriting is different from music, although I don't deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory.
attitude inspiration perfection
I came back to performing with a different attitude about performing and myself. I wasn't expecting perfection any more, just hoping for an occasional inspiration.
song musical training
Because my musical training has been limited, I've never been restricted by what technical musicians might call a song.
play focus trying
I'm trying to find the truth in myself. To play somebody else doesn't interest me. It's not the focus of my life. I can get through most scenes and do the acting part of it, and at best, I'm going to be mediocre.
missing-you scenery merry-go-round
When you're on a merry-go-round, you miss a lot of the scenery.
performing songwriting hardest
Performing is the easiest part of what I do, and songwriting is the hardest.
lying philosophy sleep
The man in between waits between the two, not hearing the lie and not seeing the true. Unknowing what is and denying what seems, and there he will sleep, the man in between.
said lost explanation
I am, I cried. I am, I said. And I am lost.
giving soul pieces
You have to go out there and give a piece of yourself -- your life, your soul. And you better give the audience everything you can -- physically, emotionally, musically. Then maybe they'll accept you and give you a standing ovation at the end.
song
Songs are life in 80 words or less.
growing-up brooklyn grows
Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything.
mistake voice perfection
My voice is unadorned. I don't try for perfection. I try to be honest and truthful and soulful with the voice I have. If I make mistakes in notes, or there are cracks in notes, I don't fix them. That's the way it is.
sex hands touching-you
Hands, touching hands, reaching out, touching me, touching you.