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
It’s very difficult for me to say ‘i love you’ but to sing ‘i love you’ for me is easier. — Neil Diamond
Because my musical training has been limited, I’ve never been restricted by what technical musicians might call a song. — Neil Diamond
Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn’t change that experience for anything. — Neil Diamond
If it can affect me, if it has meaning to me, if I feel I can do it well, I will do it and record it and thats why I recorded these songs. — Neil Diamond
The main objective in any song, the songs that I write, has always been that it reflect the way I feel — Neil Diamond