There's a mystery to writing, and you don't really know where most of it comes from. Neil Diamond More Quotes by Neil Diamond More Quotes From Neil Diamond 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 I am in my life, a really good place. Neil Diamond writingsongmeaningful 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 wellsrecordssong 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 few-wordssimpletrying Well, I loved singing in the chorus, and there was some connection for me between gospel and choral music. Neil Diamond choral-musicconnectionssinging Pride is the chief cause in the decline in the number of husbands and wives. Neil Diamond husbandpridenumbers I came back to performing with a different attitude about performing and myself. I wasn't expecting perfection any more, just hoping for an occasional inspiration. Neil Diamond inspirationperfectionattitude The man in between waits between the two, not hearing the lie and not seeing the true. Unknowing what is and denying what seems, and there he will sleep, the man in between. Neil Diamond sleepphilosophylying I am, I cried. I am, I said. And I am lost. Neil Diamond explanationsaidlost I fell in love with folk music at Surprise Lake Camp. It was the songs of Woody Guthrie and the Weavers. Neil Diamond surpriselakessong I thought love was more or less a giving thing. Seems the more I gave, the less I got. Neil Diamond seemsgiving The art of love is who you share it with. Neil Diamond sharelove-isart Some are born who never need them, Others still who never read them, signs. Neil Diamond bornstillsneeds 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 woman. Neil Diamond lapwritingsong Each acoustic guitar has its own character and personality. On a particular day, I might pick one up and start noodling around, looking for some emotional content in the chords. Neil Diamond guitaremotionalcharacter The truth always stays the same. Neil Diamond expression I communicate with fans on Twitter. I enjoy the ability to impulsively write something and ship it out to the fans and fellow tweeters out there. Neil Diamond shipsfanswriting Whatever success I've had so far has been assimilated into my body and mind. Neil Diamond mind-and-bodybodymind Well, I Am... I Said was a very difficult song, very difficult because I really had to spend a lot of time thinking about what I was before the song was written. Neil Diamond saidsongthinking I do have a large audience overseas, and I want to continue to be an international artist. Neil Diamond audienceartistwant I Am... I Said is a very complicated song and its complicated probably because my feelings were very complicated when I wrote it. Neil Diamond complicatedfeelingssong
