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Well, I Am... I Said was a very difficult song, very difficult because I really had to spend a lot of time thinking about what I was before the song was written.

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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