American - Musician | March 13, 1939 -
I've always enjoyed seeing the world through the eyes of my grandchildren.
Neil Sedaka
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I have inner peace; I have accomplished a great deal.
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I knew I had a remarkable voice, but I was embarrassed because it was so high. But when I sang at my bar mitzvah, the rabbi was in tears. He said to my parents, 'He must become a cantor in the synagogue,' but my mother said, 'No, he's going to be a concert pianist.'
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As far as I'm concerned, all politicians are fake people.
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I remember Pavarotti telling me, 'Oh, Neil, after seventy, the voice is going to go.' But I've been lucky. You almost have to learn how to sing all over again. You use your diaphragm more. You have to choose the notes and pace yourself.
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People seem to think of me as a goody-goody who never curses, but I can be very nasty if I'm pushed. Cross me too many times, and I'll never talk to you again.
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I did have my beginnings in doo-wop music; I had a group called the Tokens in Brooklyn. They went on, of course, to do 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' and a lot of other great things. I went on as a soloist. But I still love doo-wop music.
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I am very proud of being Jewish.
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I like Manchester - I've played it many times. The people have a lot of chein, a lot of heart, and the audiences are very receptive.
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I could have been bigger, but I wasn't controversial enough. I didn't do drugs or wreck rooms. There were no dramas in my private life.
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I had talent, and I was hungry for fame, and you can't say I didn't get it.
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I actually started as a concert pianist. I had a scholarship to the Julliard School of Music.
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