Song Sung Blue took a lot of compressing and refining, and it has one of my favorite lyrics. Neil Diamond bluecompressfavorite Change image and share on social
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. Neil Diamond backgrounddenymusic Change image and share on social
I've always thought of music as something which gives the words their flight and their wings and the music often comes first, although sometimes I'll have a concept, a title idea, a lyric idea that I want to write and the lyric will come first. Neil Diamond conceptflighthave share on social
It was a real hand-to-mouth existence in those early days - I'd have whatever dry cereal there was in the house for breakfast, 30 cents to spend on lunch and a hot dog for dinner. I did that for years. So there was definitely a hunger in me, of various kinds, to succeed. Neil Diamond breakfastcentcereal share on social
I didn't want to repeat my mistakes so I stopped, took some time out and started having therapy. My songs were bringing up feelings inside of me I didn't really understand, so I wanted to understand where they were coming from to help me be a better person and a better songwriter. Neil Diamond bringcomefeeling share on social
Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I'm partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly different perspective on life. Neil Diamond chelseagreatguess Change image and share on social
I definitely don't feel like I'm 71. I feel like I did when I was - between 30 and 40. The body ages. The mind doesn't. Neil Diamond agebodyfeel Change image and share on social
When you're on a merry-go-round, you miss a lot of the scenery. Neil Diamond lotmerrymis Change image and share on social
There's a mystery to writing, and you don't really know where most of it comes from. Neil Diamond mysterywrite Change image and share on social
