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Acting is a specific discipline. Just because you can sing doesn't mean you have the sensitivities of being an actor.
Neil Diamond
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Neil Diamond
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 24
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Singer-Songwriter
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Neil Leslie Diamond
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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.
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While the sun God will may your day, sing as a song in search of a voice that is silent, and the one God will make for your way.
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