I've spent my whole life trying to find out who I am, so I could express that through the music. — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
My voice is unadorned. I don't try for perfection. I try to be honest and truthful and soulful with the voice I… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
I'm trying to find the truth in myself. To play somebody else doesn't interest me. It's not the focus of my life.… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
The lyrics aren't simple, either. They're extremely difficult because I'm trying to say complicated things in as few words as possible. — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
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… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
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… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
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… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
“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… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
Well, I Am... I Said was a very difficult song, very difficult because I really had to spend a lot of time thinking about… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything. — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
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… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
Performing is the easiest part of what I do, and songwriting is the hardest. — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
Whatever success I've had so far has been assimilated into my body and mind. — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
