BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Neil Diamond wrote and recorded his first studio album of new material in six years floating in the heady glow of new love.
The 73-year-old entertainer, who married for the third time in 2012, says happiness with his new bride fueled his work on “Melody Road,” which was released Tuesday.
“There’s no better inspiration or motivation for work than being in love. It’s what you dream of as a creative person,” Diamond said. “I was able to complete this album — start it, write it and complete it — under the spell of love, and I think it shows somehow.”
Not that he allowed his wife, Katie McNeil, in on the making of the songs.