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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.
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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