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My voice is unadorned. I don't try for perfection. I try to be honest and truthful and soulful with the voice I have. If I make mistakes in notes, or there are cracks in notes, I don't fix them. That's the way it is.
Neil Diamond
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Neil Diamond
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 24
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Neil Leslie Diamond
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Some are born who never need them, Others still who never read them, signs.
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I like having a woman. I like having someone to come home to, to make all of the hard work feel worth it. I need someone with me. And I want someone.
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But you make me sing like a guitar humming . . .
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