Neil Sedaka Quotes

United States, Singer
March 13, 1939

Neil Sedaka is an American pop singer, pianist, composer and record producer. Since his music career began in 1957 as a short-lived founding member of the Tokens, he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and others, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody. His first cousin was singer Eydie Gormé.

Also known as Songwriter, Musician, Multi-Instrumentalist, Record Producer

Much of my music is inspired by what I heard at picnics and weddings and bar mitzvahs.

Neil Sedaka
- Music
- Inspired
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.

Neil Sedaka
- People
- Heart

I admire Gaga. She's very talented and wise, that girl.

Neil Sedaka
- She
- Girl
- Wise
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
- Remember
I had talent, and I was hungry for fame, and you can't say I didn't get it.

Neil Sedaka
There have been 700 or 800 songs I've written over the last 60 years, as I went through different periods of writing. I listen and marvel at how different they are and how they still stand up. They are very well done, if I must say so.

Neil Sedaka
- Up
- Different
- Writing
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
- Couple
- Garden
- Snow
Music is so much a part of me: my parents told me that when I was an infant, I wouldn't eat unless the radio was playing music.

Neil Sedaka
- Music
- Parents