In December on the opening night of the Broadway show about his life, he gave the crowd a thrill by singing part of his gold-record single “Sweet Caroline” at curtain call.Īs the cast wrapped up the show, the singer belted out his iconic song from his box seat in the Broadhurst Theatre, sparking a massive singalong, with the entire audience getting on their feet. EST on CBS and can be streamed on Paramount+ or the CBS News app.ĭespite giving up going on the road due to Parkinson’s, Diamond hasn’t let the condition stop him from performing every now and then.
Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Imagesĭiamond’s latest interview will air Sunday, April 2, at 9 a.m. Legendary singer-songwriter Neil Diamond opens up to Anthony Mason about coming to terms with his Parkinson’s diagnosis, his career, and the Broadway show based on his life of this “Sunday Morning.” /zmi7v5YYrk- CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 MaDiamond retired from touring after his diagnosis. “Being found out is the scariest thing you can hope for because we all have a facade,” he added. I was a little embarrassed,” Diamond responded when asked how it feels to see his life onstage. Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Keep Memory Aliveĭiamond retired from touring after his diagnosis, but his life story is now being played out in the hit Broadway musical “ A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical.” Bruce Glikas/WireImage Diamond announced his diagnosis in 2018. Neil Diamond has revealed that he’s just starting to come to terms with his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. And the beat goes on, and it will go on long after I’m gone,” the music legend said. “Somehow, a calm has moved the hurricane of my life, and things have gotten very quiet, as quiet as this recording studio. Though it’s been several years since the doctors informed him of his diagnosis, it “has just been in the last few weeks” that he’s finally started to accept it, which has given him peace of mind. And, OK, so this is the hand that God’s given me, and I have to make the best of it, and so I am. “But … this is me this is what I have to accept.
And I don’t like it,” Diamond said during an interview that will air this weekend on “ CBS Sunday Morning.” The 82-year-old announced his diagnosis in 2018 and has now revealed that he’s only recently started to come to terms with it.ĭiamond shared that he was in denial and couldn’t accept his condition for the first year or two after his diagnosis with Parkinson’s, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects the brain and the parts of the body controlled by nerves, according to the Mayo Clinic. Neil Diamond is opening up about living with Parkinson’s disease. ‘A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond Musical’ review: Awful Broadway show is on the rocksĬomic book collectors take note: Big Apple Comic Con is returning to NYCĭaniel Radcliffe ditches wizardry for bad guy role in ‘The Lost City’ Now’s your chance to be neighbors with Neil Diamond in NYC
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