I was driving my 1959 Chevy Impala down King’s Highway in Brooklyn with the top down, and I heard ‘Oh! Carol’ on three stations at the same time while I was channel surfing. I knew then that I made it. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
I rode on a plane a couple years ago with Snow Patrol and didn’t know who the hell they were. They said they were big fans of mine and were playing Madison Square Garden. And they let me listen to one of their records on their iPod. I started to weep. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
I like Manchester – I’ve played it many times. The people have a lot of chein, a lot of heart, and the audiences are very receptive. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
I could have been bigger, but I wasn’t controversial enough. I didn’t do drugs or wreck rooms. There were no dramas in my private life. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
I started out just as Elvis was going into the army, Jerry Lee Lewis married his 14-year-old cousin, and Little Richard became a priest. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
These are some of my awards – an Ivor Novello, a Variety Club Silver Heart, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. I also have a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and a street named after me in Brooklyn where I used to live. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
I was a teenage idol, but not the one that the girls would put up on their walls, like Fabian and Frankie Avalon. I was more cerebral, like a Roy Orbison or a Buddy Holly. I was one of the few who could write songs. Neil Sedaka Read Quote
I have written for, very fortunately, some great singers from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley. Neil Sedaka Read Quote