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> [Songwriting is different from music, although I don't deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/songwriting-is-different-from-music-although-i-don-t-deny-now-that-it/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

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## More by Neil Diamond

> [I don't feel I have to write deep and meaningful songs; they can be light and meaningless. It has to do with the place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/i-don-t-feel-i-have-to-write-deep-and-meaningful-songs-they-can-be/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

> [You can't plan to write a great song. It just happens to you. It drops in your lap. It's the same thing with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/you-can-t-plan-to-write-a-great-song-it-just-happens-to-you-it-drops/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

> [The cardinal rule for any performer is that they should know themselves before they enter the spotlight, and I didn't. I was just Neil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/the-cardinal-rule-for-any-performer-is-that-they-should-know/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

> [“BE Lost On a painted sky Where the clouds are hung For the poet's eye You may find him If you may find him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/be-lost-on-a-painted-sky-where-the-clouds-are-hung-for-the-poet-s-eye/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/well-i-am-i-said-was-a-very-difficult-song-very-difficult-because-i/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

> [I had always held everything in before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/i-had-always-held-everything-in-before/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

> [Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/brooklyn-is-not-the-easiest-place-to-grow-up-in-although-i-wouldn-t/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

> [One of the things I've been panting to do, in fact, is write some music for a fencing-ballet, the movements, music and staging would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/one-of-the-things-i-ve-been-panting-to-do-in-fact-is-write-some-music/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

> [Shilo, when I was young, I used to call you name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/shilo-when-i-was-young-i-used-to-call-you-name/)

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> [Performing is the easiest part of what I do, and songwriting is the hardest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/performing-is-the-easiest-part-of-what-i-do-and-songwriting-is-the/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

> [Whatever success I've had so far has been assimilated into my body and mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/whatever-success-i-ve-had-so-far-has-been-assimilated-into-my-body/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

> [I thank the Lord for the night time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/i-thank-the-lord-for-the-night-time/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

> [I followed all life's pleasures wherever they would lead, but someone I can treasure is all I really need.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/i-followed-all-life-s-pleasures-wherever-they-would-lead-but-someone/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

> [When you're on a merry-go-round, you miss a lot of the scenery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/when-you-re-on-a-merry-go-round-you-miss-a-lot-of-the-scenery/)

[Neil Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-diamond/)

> [But you make me sing like a guitar humming . . .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-diamond/but-you-make-me-sing-like-a-guitar-humming/)

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