Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "Jack And Jill" - Arrivals

WESTWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 06: Recording artist Neil Diamond (L) attends the premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Jack And Jill" at the Regency Village Theatre on November 6, 2011 in Westwood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

2011 Kennedy Center Honors Gala Dinner

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 3: (AFP OUT) Neil Diamond and Katie McNeil arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors hosted by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the U.S. Department of State December 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama will host the five recipients of the 34th Kennedy Center Honors at a White House reception Sunday before attending the evening gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The 2011 honorees are actress Meryl Streep, singer Neil Diamond, actress Barbara Cook, musician Yo-Yo Ma, and musician Sonny Rollins..(Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)

The 34th Kennedy Center Honors

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 04: Musician Neil Diamond arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on December 4, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Tran/Getty Images)

2011 Kennedy Center Honors Gala Dinner

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 3: (AFP OUT) Neil Diamond and Katie McNeil arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors hosted by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the U.S. Department of State December 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama will host the five recipients of the 34th Kennedy Center Honors at a White House reception Sunday before attending the evening gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The 2011 honorees are actress Meryl Streep, singer Neil Diamond, actress Barbara Cook, musician Yo-Yo Ma, and musician Sonny Rollins..(Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)

The 34th Kennedy Center Honors

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 04: Musician Neil Diamond arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on December 4, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Tran/Getty Images)