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When the Beatles came to Amer...

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!

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I actually started as a conce...

I actually started as a concert pianist. I had a scholarship to the Julliard School of Music.

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I knew I had to have a hit. I...

I knew I had to have a hit. I would get no more chances. Analyzing what they had in common I discovered they had many similar elements: harmonic rhythm, placement of the chord changes, choice of harmonic progressions, similar instrumentation, vocal phrases, drum fills, content, even the timbre of the lead solo voice. I decided to write a song that incorporated all these elements in one record.

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I healed people, emotionally ...

I healed people, emotionally and physically, through my music. I get a lot of e-mails from people who are suffering through a lot of problems. They tell me they put on a Neil Sedaka record, and it's like medicine. It picks them up, and gets them out of their unfortunate situations.

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They say that breaking up is ...

They say that breaking up is hard to do, now I know, I know that it's true.

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November, I'll give thanks th...

November, I'll give thanks that you belong to me. December, you're the present beneath my Christmas tree.

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I don't know how I ever lived...

I don't know how I ever lived before
You are my life, my destiny
Oh my darling, I love you so
You mean everything to me

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Howie Greenfield and I starte...

Howie Greenfield and I started writing music when I was 13 and he was 16. We lived in the same building.

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I was one of the first Americ...

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.

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I used to think the whole wor...

I used to think the whole world was Jewish.

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I like Manchester - I've play...

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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My teachers said, 'Always kee...

My teachers said, 'Always keep a Beethoven sonata under your fingers.' I always have. I still play chamber music, and I always play classical.

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I have a Baldwin in my L.A. a...

I have a Baldwin in my L.A. apartment, a Steinway in my New York apartment, and a Kawai plexiglass grand piano in storage for shows. I still play for two or three hours every day.

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I think there are three kinds...

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.

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I remember Pavarotti telling ...

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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I did have my beginnings in d...

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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People seem to think of me as...

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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You have to learn how to sing...

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.

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The spiritual writing of the ...

The spiritual writing of the song is where you're chosen as a vehicle, and it comes from something up above. You don't move; it writes itself. It's very spooky, but that's happened to me just a few times.

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I love America, and parts of ...

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.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....