In 2018, the musician announced his retirement from touring after discovering he had the ἰllness. Neil Diamond is just beginning to accept his Parkinson’s dἰsease. The 82-year-old singer-songwriter initially disclosed his condition and intention to stop performing in 2018.
But Diamond said that he spent the two years following his doctor’s prognosis in total denial in a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning that will air this weekend. Diamond said he only started to process that he had Parkinson’s “in the last few weeks.”
He said:
“Somehow, a calm has moved [into] the hurricane of my life and things have gotten very quiet, as quiet as this recording studio. And I like it. I find that I like myself better. I’m easier on people. I’m easier on myself. And the beat goes on, and it will go on long after I’m gone.”
In the interview, Diamond also commented on A Beautiful Noise, the Broadway play about his life:
“It was all pretty hard,” he said of how he feels about watching actor Will Swenson portray him. “I was a little embarrassed. I was flattered, and I was scared.” What scares him, he said, is “being found out … because we all have a façade, and the truth be known to all of ’em. I’m not some big star. I’m just me.”
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In 2018, Diamond canceled the Australian and New Zealand tour dates he had planned for his 50th-anniversary tour and immediately retired. Diamond said in a statement at the time:
“It is with great reluctance and disappointment that I announce my retirement from concert touring. I have been so honored to bring my shows to the public for the past 50 years. My sincerest apologies to everyone who purchased tickets and were planning to come to the upcoming shows.”
Diamond has subsequently made sporadic appearances, performing “Sweet Caroline” with the cast of Beautiful Noise in December and singing it at a Red Sox game last year. See the video below:
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