Over the years, you grow up, you mature and you see things in a different way, and it's reflected in the writing.
Neil DiamondBrooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything.
Neil DiamondWell, 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 DiamondI couldn't resist. I went over and joined in, and we just sang the song together, ... They had no idea that I had written it, or who I was. I was just some weird guy who wanted to join in on the singing.
Neil Diamond