--- title: "1 Difficult Audience Quotes By Neil Sedaka" description: "1 Difficult Audience quotes by Neil Sedaka. Plus more from Neil Sedaka and more Difficult Audience sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e98/neil-sedaka-10857_apollo_the-apollo-theatre-was-a-difficult-audie_1931348.jpg" --- > [The Apollo Theatre was a difficult audience, and if they didn't like you, they would let you know. Luckily, they liked me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/the-apollo-theatre-was-a-difficult-audience-and-if-they-didn-t-like/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e98/neil-sedaka-10857_apollo_the-apollo-theatre-was-a-difficult-audie_1931348.jpg) ## More by Neil Sedaka > [November, I'll give thanks that you belong to me. December, you're the present beneath my Christmas tree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/november-i-ll-give-thanks-that-you-belong-to-me-december-you-re-the/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [When the Beatles came to America and took me off the map, I thought I would return the favor, and I moved the family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/when-the-beatles-came-to-america-and-took-me-off-the-map-i-thought-i/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [Music is so much a part of me: my parents told me that when I was an infant, I wouldn't eat unless the radio…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/music-is-so-much-a-part-of-me-my-parents-told-me-that-when-i-was-an/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [I think there are three kinds of songs; it's only my theory: psychological, emotional, and spiritual. When you write psychologically or intellectually, you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/i-think-there-are-three-kinds-of-songs-it-s-only-my-theory/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [I used to think the whole world was Jewish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/i-used-to-think-the-whole-world-was-jewish/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [I could have been bigger, but I wasn't controversial enough. I didn't do drugs or wreck rooms. There were no dramas in my private…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/i-could-have-been-bigger-but-i-wasn-t-controversial-enough-i-didn-t/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [I have inner peace; I have accomplished a great deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/i-have-inner-peace-i-have-accomplished-a-great-deal/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [You have to learn how to sing from your diaphragm, and you don't become a great performer overnight. It takes a while. The more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/you-have-to-learn-how-to-sing-from-your-diaphragm-and-you-don-t/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [My songs lie somewhere in between the evergreen standards, rock n' roll and pop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/my-songs-lie-somewhere-in-between-the-evergreen-standards-rock-n-roll/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [I'm not afraid of poking fun at myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/i-m-not-afraid-of-poking-fun-at-myself/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [I didn't want to be a rock and roller. I wanted to be a Bobby Darin because he was the epitome of the performer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/i-didn-t-want-to-be-a-rock-and-roller-i-wanted-to-be-a-bobby-darin/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [I like Manchester - I've played it many times. The people have a lot of chein, a lot of heart, and the audiences are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/i-like-manchester-i-ve-played-it-many-times-the-people-have-a-lot-of/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [I remember Pavarotti telling me, 'Oh, Neil, after seventy, the voice is going to go.' But I've been lucky. You almost have to learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/i-remember-pavarotti-telling-me-oh-neil-after-seventy-the-voice-is/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [I was one of the first American rock n' rollers in the '50s to go to many foreign countries. It's a wonderful thing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/i-was-one-of-the-first-american-rock-n-rollers-in-the-50s-to-go-to/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) > [I think I was put on earth to sing and play music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/i-think-i-was-put-on-earth-to-sing-and-play-music/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/difficult-audience/neil-sedaka/#itemlist", "name": "1 Difficult Audience Quotes By Neil Sedaka", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Apollo Theatre was a difficult audience, and if they didn't like you, they would let you know. 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