I take care of my voice. I don’t go to loud discos where I have to shout; I don’t have iced drinks. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
When the Beatles came to America and took me off the map, I thought I would return the favor, and I moved the family to England! Neil Sedaka Read Quote
My songs lie somewhere in between the evergreen standards, rock n’ roll and pop. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
Tra-la-las and doo-be-do’s became a Neil Sedaka trademark. I was the king of the tra-la-las and doo-be-do’s in the ’50s and ’60s. But then when I re-recorded ‘Breaking Up,’ I started with a verse instead of the doo-be-do’s! Neil Sedaka Read Quote
People seem to think of me as a goody-goody who never curses, but I can be very nasty if I’m pushed. Cross me too many times, and I’ll never talk to you again. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
I have a Baldwin in my L.A. apartment, a Steinway in my New York apartment, and a Kawai plexiglass grand piano in storage for shows. I still play for two or three hours every day. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
I was from very poor people: 11 of us in a two-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. I wanted the large houses, the cars, jets, and yacht. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
I tend to be on the quiet side. I think I would have been bigger if I had a big mouth. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
Music is so much a part of me: my parents told me that when I was an infant, I wouldn’t eat unless the radio was playing music. Neil Sedaka Read Quote