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I was always interested in science, and pre-med was arespectable thing to do while I ursued my songwriting.

Neil Diamond

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Neil Diamond
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 24
Actor
Guitarist
Musician
Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Brooklyn
New York
Neil Leslie Diamond
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When I need my wife or when I need companionship or someone to talk to, I need it, like, now. So my wife will have to give up whatever she's doing at that moment to tend to my needs. And in the same way, I would tend to hers. That's not such an easy thing to do.
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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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When I first started, I worked with three chords in every bar, but I found that tied me down - I'm not a chord-change writer, I'm a songwriter.
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I fell in love with folk music at Surprise Lake Camp. It was the songs of Woody Guthrie and the Weavers.
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Free, only want to be free, we huddle close, hang on to a dream.
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Being lost is worth the being found.
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I've spent my whole life trying to find out who I am, so I could express that through the music.
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It's very difficult for me to say 'I love you' but to sing 'I love you' for me is easier.
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I thank the Lord for the night time.
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I have a lot of confidence, but little Self-Esteem. This has given me a tremendous creative spark because it forced me to keep proving myself.
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Well, I loved singing in the chorus, and there was some connection for me between gospel and choral music.
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