[Huntress]

I find this to be quite a classy gesture by Mr. Diamond.

[BibChr]

Yeah; I don’t think much of Diamond, but this is a classy move. Integrity.

[Michael.SF.]

Also not a Diamond ‘fan’ but one has to respect his skills as a writer. This demonstrates that the gentlemen has a high level of integrety, one rarely scene in a ‘superstar’.

[Daveinyork]

I’ve never much liked his music, but this is an act that demonstrates real integrity, and character.

[Michael.SF.]

Also not a Diamond ‘fan’ but one has to respect his skills as a writer. This demonstrates that the gentlemen has a high level of integrity, one rarely scene in a ‘superstar’.

[Larry Lucido]

Class act. Good for Neil.

(Now, can I get a refund for "The Jazz Singer"?) :-)

[FrdmLvr]

I saw him on some morning show when he first kicked off this come back tour of his and he sounded HORRIBLE! I don’t know if he looked worse or sounded worse. He looked and sounded exactly like what he was, an old man trying to recapture his youth. If I’d have been inclined to buy a ticket before that “performance” I would have quickly changed my mind (and I’ve never been a fan so I wouldn’t have gone anyway). My point is, that I’m surprized he actually went through with it, that his handlers didn’t talk him out of it; it was embarrassing.

[6SJ7]

I see. So, what you're saying is that even though you are an almost-paralyzed, multiphobic personality who is in a constant state of panic, your wife did not leave you, you left her because she... liked Neil Diamond?

"What About Bob?" (1991)

Good move, BTW, on Neil's part.

[numberonepal]

Mr. Diamond is a gem.

[Dixie Yooper]

Anyone who bought tickets to see this creep who admitted to fantasizing about Caroline Kennedy when she was 5 years old, deserves a bad show. He has always has too much “bravado” in his singing voice to be taken seriously by anyone but himself. If you look up conceit in the dictionary, his picture should be there to clarify the definition.

[eleni121]

Laryngitis or not-—time to retire.

Senior rockers look and sound ridiculous.

[papasmurf]

Some entertainers are impervious to the stains of their politics and lifestyle. Neil Diamond, IMO, is one of them.

True class and respect always shine through. With this act of self contrition, his star shines even brighter.

[colorcountry]

Diamond has a new song out that I love! Here are the lyrics.

Pretty amazing grace is what you showed me
Pretty amazing grace is who you are
I was an empty vessel
You filled me up inside
And with amazing grace
Restored my pride.

Pretty amazing grace is how you saved me
And with amazing grace, reclaimed my heart
Love in the midst of chaos
Calm in the heat of war
Showed with amazing grace
What love was for.

You forgave my insensitivity
And my attempt to then mislead you
You stood beside a wretch like me
And pretty amazing grace was all I needed.

Stumbled inside the doorway of your chapel
Humbled and awed by everything I found
Beauty and love surround me
Freed me from what I feared
Asked for amazing grace
And you appeared.

You overcame my loss of hope and faith
Gave me a truth I could believe in
You led me to a higher place
Showed your amazing grace
When grace was what I needed.

Look in a mirror I see your refection
Open a book you live on every page
I fall and you’re there to lift me
You share every road I climb
And with amazing grace
You ease my mind.

I came to you with empty pockets first
When I returned I was a rich man
Didn’t believe love could quench my thirst
But with amazing grace, you showed me that it can.

In your amazing grace I had a vision
From that amazing place, I came to be
Into the night I wandered, wandering aimlessly
Found your amazing grace to comfort me.

Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing
Pretty amazing

You overcame my loss of hope and faith
Gave me a truth I could believe in
You led me to that higher place
Showed me that love, and truth, and hope, and grace
Were all I needed.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Neal Diamond has been sounding raspy lately. Hope he’s ok...

[Hot Tabasco]

When Diamond took the stage, it became immediately apparent that his voice had been reduced to a harsh rasp.

I've always liked Diamond but he should have retired a number of years ago when he lost his singing voice and then stayed retired..........

[Pharmboy]

I grew up in Brooklyn as did Mr. Diamond, and where we come from this kind of behavior would earn him the descriptor Mensch (German/Yiddish for "human" or "man" but with the nuanced meaning of "decent" or "good man").