I don’t feel I have to write deep and meaningful songs; they can be light and meaningless. It has to do with the place I am in my life, a really good place. Neil Diamond Read Quote
Because my musical training has been limited, I’ve never been restricted by what technical musicians might call a song. Neil Diamond Read Quote
Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I’m partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly different perspective on life. Neil Diamond Read Quote
The cardinal rule for any performer is that they should know themselves before they enter the spotlight, and I didn’t. I was just Neil and I did what I was supposed to do. I was supposed to get married, so I got married. I was supposed to get a job, so I looked for work. Neil Diamond Read Quote
I used to go to my kids’ soccer games and I was the only parent who wasn’t screaming, because I’d have to do a show that night. It was hard. Moms and dads get more emotional at those soccer and Little League games than at a professional game. Neil Diamond Read Quote
I’m throwing myself back in because I like being married. I don’t want to end this whole fabulous journey alone. I want someone by my side who I love and who loves me. I’ve finally found somebody who’s up to the task of being my wife, because I’m very high maintenance. Neil Diamond Read Quote
I may have a little bit of a talent for music, but I’ve learnt to tap into my own self when I write. When I put the drill bit inside my heart, sometimes I come up with something light and frothy, sometimes with something deep and painful, but it’s great to connect with the audience. Neil Diamond Read Quote
There’s a mystery to writing, and you don’t really know where most of it comes from. Neil Diamond Read Quote
When I need my wife or when I need companionship or someone to talk to, I need it, like, now. So my wife will have to give up whatever she’s doing at that moment to tend to my needs. And, in the same way, I would tend to hers. That’s not such an easy thing to do. Neil Diamond Read Quote
