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Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka
American Musician
Born: Mar 13, 1939
Great Me Music People Think You
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I've always enjoyed seeing the world through the eyes of my grandchildren. Neil Sedaka
Eyes World Seeing Through Always Grandchildren Enjoyed
As far as I'm concerned, all politicians are fake people. Neil Sedaka
People Politicians Concerned Fake Fake People As Far As Far
The hymn 'Amazing Grace' is so inspirational - I wish I'd written it. Neil Sedaka
Inspirational Grace Amazing Wish Hymn Written
I still play my old vinyl LPs - I like the scratches - and I miss browsing in record shops, because they held great nostalgia for me. Neil Sedaka
Great Me Old Record Miss Like Because Still Shops Nostalgia Held Play Vinyl
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. Neil Sedaka
Life Enough Dramas Wreck Could Private Were Been Private Life Controversial Bigger Rooms
I had talent, and I was hungry for fame, and you can't say I didn't get it. Neil Sedaka
You Say Hungry Had Talent Fame Get
I have written for, very fortunately, some great singers from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley. Neil Sedaka
Great Elvis Elvis Presley Frank Frank Sinatra Some Written Sinatra Singers Very Fortunately
Between 1958 and 1963, I sold about 40 million records - to the shock of my mother and father because I was always playing Beethoven. But I bought my mother a mink stole. She was very happy, and she said, 'I think this is better than Beethoven.' Neil Sedaka
Happy Better Mother Father Mother And Father Think Sold Mink About Records Bought Between She Because Said Always Beethoven Very Shock Than Stole Million Playing
You have to learn how to sing from your diaphragm, and you don't become a great performer overnight. It takes a while. The more you do it, the better you are. Neil Sedaka
Great You Better Become More Takes Performer Sing Learn How Overnight While Your
I think there are three kinds of songs; it's only my theory: psychological, emotional, and spiritual. When you write psychologically or intellectually, you have a tune in your mind, and you re-write it. It's an intellectual approach. The emotional is my favorite because it comes from my kishkas; it comes from my soul. Neil Sedaka
Spiritual You Soul Mind Three Think Approach Favorite Kinds Only My Soul Write Emotional Songs Because Intellectual Intellectually Psychological Tune Psychologically Your Theory
Much of my music is inspired by what I heard at picnics and weddings and bar mitzvahs. Neil Sedaka
Music Weddings Inspired Picnic Heard Bar Much
I tend to be on the quiet side. I think I would have been bigger if I had a big mouth. Neil Sedaka
Big Mouth Think Side Would Tend Had Been Big Mouth Quiet Bigger
I worked at Mar-a-Lago for Trump, for some parties, and he seemed nice enough - but I don't think he's presidential. I think he's incompetent; I disagree with his policies, and I'm nervous as an American. Neil Sedaka
Disagree Nervous Nice Think Enough Presidential Some Seemed He Parties Policies His Trump American Worked Incompetent
Tra-la-las and doo-be-do's became a Neil Sedaka trademark. I was the king of the tra-la-las and doo-be-do's in the '50s and '60s. But then when I re-recorded 'Breaking Up,' I started with a verse instead of the doo-be-do's! Neil Sedaka
King Neil Instead Became Trademark Verse Up Breaking Breaking Up Then Started
I was a teenage idol, but not the one that the girls would put up on their walls, like Fabian and Frankie Avalon. I was more cerebral, like a Roy Orbison or a Buddy Holly. I was one of the few who could write songs. Neil Sedaka
Walls Girl Few Teenage Frankie Would More Could Write Songs Put Buddy Buddy Holly Like Idol Up Holly Cerebral Who Roy
When the Beatles came to America and took me off the map, I thought I would return the favor, and I moved the family to England! Neil Sedaka
Family Me Beatles Thought Took Favor Would Return Came Off America Moved England Map
I was driving my 1959 Chevy Impala down King's Highway in Brooklyn with the top down, and I heard 'Oh! Carol' on three stations at the same time while I was channel surfing. I knew then that I made it. Neil Sedaka
Time Made King Three Down Channel Top Carol Stations Brooklyn Driving Knew Highway Surfing Chevy Heard Same Oh Same Time While Then
I'm not afraid of poking fun at myself. Neil Sedaka
Myself Poking Afraid Fun
I rode on a plane a couple years ago with Snow Patrol and didn't know who the hell they were. They said they were big fans of mine and were playing Madison Square Garden. And they let me listen to one of their records on their iPod. I started to weep. Neil Sedaka
Me Garden Fans Big Hell Mine Madison Records Weep Know Couple Couple Years Said Were iPod Years Years Ago Rode Square Snow Listen Patrol Plane Who Started Playing
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. Neil Sedaka
Me You Yourself Remember Seventy Neil Telling More Voice Almost Over Sing Learn How Go Been Going Oh After Pace Again Notes Use Your Choose Lucky
I was one of the first American rock n' rollers in the '50s to go to many foreign countries. It's a wonderful thing to go out and spread joy and love rather than hate. Neil Sedaka
Love Hate Joy Wonderful First Out Rather Countries Rock Foreign Spread Foreign Countries Go Than American Wonderful Thing Many Thing
I admire Gaga. She's very talented and wise, that girl. Neil Sedaka
Wise Girl Admire Talented She Very Gaga
I used to think the whole world was Jewish. Neil Sedaka
World Think Used Whole Jewish
I love America, and parts of New Jersey remind me of Newfoundland - rolling hills and gardens - it's great! I guess that's why they call it the Garden State. Neil Sedaka
Love Great Me Garden State Guess Remind New Hills Call Parts New Jersey America Rolling Gardens Why Jersey
Family has always been very important to my life. Even though I make my living as an artist, my creativity is merely a fantasy world. Having a close family has been a stabilizing rock for me. Neil Sedaka
Life Family Me Creativity World My Life Important Living Though Has-Been Having Merely Make Rock Always Been Very Close Artist Fantasy Fantasy World Even

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