Neil Sedaka quotes:

November, I'll give thanks that you belong to me. December, you're the present beneath my Christmas tree.

I knew I had to have a hit. I would get no more chances. Analyzing what they had in common I discovered they had many similar elements: harmonic rhythm, placement of the chord changes, choice of harmonic progressions, similar instrumentation, vocal phrases, drum fills, content, even the timbre of the lead solo voice. I decided to write a song that incorporated all these elements in one record.

If you loved music, you loved Freddie Mercury.

I don't know how I ever lived before You are my life, my destiny Oh my darling, I love you so You mean everything to me

Devil, you've got me all in a whirl. I'm wise to your game.

They say that breaking up is hard to do, now I know, I know that it's true.

I healed people, emotionally and physically, through my music. I get a lot of e-mails from people who are suffering through a lot of problems. They tell me they put on a Neil Sedaka record, and it's like medicine. It picks them up, and gets them out of their unfortunate situations.