Bruce here, and the reason I'm using the name "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" will be self-evident below.
I just wanted to tell you I'm glad you went to a Neil Diamond concert. I never got to see him in person....
but I've heard Neil puts on a tremendous show. Happy for you that it's in your memoirs !!!
<> Jonathan Livingston Seagull:
He's the seagull who goes his own way and does not become part of the flock.
In the words of Neil Diamond:
"I didn't have the vaguest idea how to write songs from a seagull's point of view, so I turned down their offer to do the film's soundtrack.
Then I thought about it a little more and decided to do it. I felt nobody else had more insight into writing for a seagull, so why not?
Besides, in some ways I could relate to Jonathan feeling like an outcast."
- Neil Diamond
Apparently, Neil did a lot of soul-searching to understand "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" in the movie. {Paramount: 1973}
His songs were getting more philosophical, and this reflected Neil's spiritual search as well. Like the seagull, Neil Diamond never followed the crowd.
<> "Be" / Neil Diamond / from: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Saw him in 1985 ............
Still the best concert I ever attended.
He never stopped for 2 hours.
Incredible!!!!!
Max
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