199 Quotes by Neil Diamond

I don't like all of the music to be serious and deadly.

Well, I loved singing in the chorus, and there was some connection for me between gospel and choral music.

I still need practice in enjoying the fruits of success.

The lyrics aren't simple, either. They're extremely difficult because I'm trying to say complicated things in as few words as possible.

Songs are life in 80 words or less.

Songs are so all-encompassing; they're the joys and sorrows and pacing of life.

Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything.

Of all the songs that I've written since I was 15 or 16, every song is different every song is special, it happens in a different way and I like that.

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.