<p>This is the master tape - minus music - of an interview I did with Neil in his recording studio in 2001. Neil may as well be in a psychiatrist's chair! He talks about his music as a travelling salvation show, if he is a hard task master, I Am I Said, keeping the heart open, moodiness, songwriting as a balm, failure at marriage, the pain he feels and pain he causes, the love for his children and father, Angel Above My Head, and the war with Sony, and much more.</p>

This is the master tape - minus music - of an interview I did with Neil in his recording studio in 2001. Neil may as well be in a psychiatrist's chair! He talks about his music as a travelling salvation show, if he is a hard task master, I Am I Said, keeping the heart open, moodiness, songwriting as a balm, failure at marriage, the pain he feels and pain he causes, the love for his children and father, Angel Above My Head, and the war with Sony, and much more.

The Neil Diamond Story Part Two. Neil talks about songwriting as a balm, his moodiness, marriages, children and a war with his record company

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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The Neil Diamond Story Part Two. Neil talks about songwriting as a balm, his moodiness, marriages, children and a war with his record company

The Neil Diamond Story Part Two. Neil talks about songwriting as a balm, his moodiness, marriages, children and a war with his record company

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