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
Neil Diamond quotes about
meds songwriting things-to-do
I was always interested in science, and pre-med was arespectable thing to do while I ursued my songwriting.
ambition thinking years
I think that if I have one hope, 1 ambition, 1 aspiration for the next 4 or 5 years it would be that I can improve as a writer and just be able to say more of what I want to say throught the music.
simple trying few-words
The lyrics aren't simple, either. They're extremely difficult because I'm trying to say complicated things in as few words as possible.
gypsy lost wander
I guess I haven't gotten over being lost, a wandering gypsy.
deities kind accepted
I've always accepted some kind of deity, especially as a songwriter.
firsts
Very often the music comes first.
firsts winner fencing
Fencing made me feel for the first time like a winner.
dream 4th-of-july want
Free, only want to be free, we huddle close, hang on to a dream....
sadness treasure needs
I followed all life's pleasures wherever they would lead, but someone I can treasure is all I really need.
cancer sadness tired
I got worries by the ton, getting cancer's only one. Over taxed and alimonied, tired of eating fried baloney.
sadness left unheard
Nothing is sadder than love left unheard.
relationship winning always-trying
I was always trying to win the world, but somewhere I lost you.
guitar humming
But you make me sing like a guitar humming . . .
serious reincarnation
I don't like all of the music to be serious and deadly.