Neil Sedaka
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Podcast Appearances
And you made some changes on it.
Well, of course, it's more sophisticated.
And when you have a ballad hit, it's a career move.
It's a much better career vehicle.
And when you're doing it as a jazz piece, you...
automatically change some of the chords to make them sound like a standard, like you're listening to a Dinah Washington record.
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Well, you know, I wanted to be tough, but my son said, Dad, you know, there are 30 million people watching.
Be careful of what you say.
And, you know, I think that it's very difficult.
These kids are on in front of millions and millions of people.
It's a very difficult thing.
But I must tell you how I got on.
Everyone was saying, O'Neill, you must be a celebrity judge.
I said, oh, there are so many people trying to get on.
And my publishers called and said, perhaps if you called personally to the show, you have a better chance.
And I picked up the telephone, spoke to a Susan Slama on the staff.
I said, hi, this is Neil Sedaka.
I'd love to be on as a celebrity judge.