Key Highlights
- Got a scholarship to the prep school of Julliard."When he was 13, he met a kid in his apartment building named Howard Greenfield.
- He'd found his lyricist, and they quickly hit it big. When we met six years ago, Sedaka told me about the song that made him a star, "Oh, Carol," inspired by his relationship with high school classmate Carole King: "I did date Carole King for about two minutes," he laughed.
- "Yes.
- I had a crush on Carole King."In the next few years, Sedaka composed-and performed one hit teen anthem after another, including "Calendar Girl" and "Stupid Cupid," Neil Sedaka - Calendar Girl (Live From Her Majesty's, March 18, 1984) by Neil Sedaka on YouTube Asked if there is a throughline as to what makes songs popular, Sedaka replied, "It always goes back to, 'Oh, that song could be my life.
- That's my story.'"He landed his first #1 single in 1962, "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do." Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (Remastered) by Neil Sedaka - Topic on YouTube Neil Sedaka had become a superstar.
