I’ve looked at photographs of myself during concerts and it sometimes looks as if I’m in a fencing move, with a guitar in my hands instead of a sword. Neil Diamond Read Quote
I didn’t want to repeat my mistakes so I stopped, took some time out and started having therapy. My songs were bringing up feelings inside of me I didn’t really understand, so I wanted to understand where they were coming from to help me be a better person and a better songwriter. Neil Diamond Read Quote
It’s very difficult for me to say ‘I love you’ but to sing ‘I love you’ for me is easier. Neil Diamond Read Quote
I definitely don’t feel like I’m 71. I feel like I did when I was – between 30 and 40. The body ages. The mind doesn’t. Neil Diamond Read Quote
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. Neil Diamond Read Quote
Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn’t change that experience for anything. Neil Diamond Read Quote
It was a real hand-to-mouth existence in those early days – I’d have whatever dry cereal there was in the house for breakfast, 30 cents to spend on lunch and a hot dog for dinner. I did that for years. So there was definitely a hunger in me, of various kinds, to succeed. Neil Diamond Read Quote
You can’t plan to write a great song. It just happens to you. It drops in your lap. It’s the same thing with a woman. Neil Diamond Read Quote
