Fencing medal for luck to Neil Diamond!

Singer Neil Diamond has revealed that he turns to a fencing medal he won as a abolescent for luck.
The 68 year old star said the prize he won as a high school student works as his lucky charm. "This actually tiny fencing medal has been a nice omen for me,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.
“I do believe in luck, and I some how think this medal brings me good fortune.
"(Winning it) was a defining moment for me. It actually did change me because it raised my self esteem," he added.

DIAMOND'S FENCING MEDAL IS LUCKY CHARM, NEIL DIAMOND

NEIL DIAMOND turns to a fencing medal he won as a teenager when he's feeling low because he thinks the prize is a good luck charm.The Sweet Caroline hitmaker admits the swordfighting honour he won as a high school student in New York gave him the boost he needed to follow his musical dreams. He says, "This actually tiny fencing medal has been a good omen for me. I do believe in luck, and I somehow think this medal brings me good fortune. "(Winning it) was a defining moment for me. It actually did change me because it raised my self-esteem."

Love Neil Diamond, By David Wild, How I Learned to Stop Worrying

David Wild is a "Diamondhead". It has been this way since childhood, when the music of Neil Diamond filtered through his family home: the Wilds worshipped the musician as a "Jewish Elvis". David Wild manages to turn his personal passion into a profession and becomes a Rolling Stone journalist charged with interviewing his hero several times. He wins Diamond over and the Wild family receives a personal invitation to gigs.
The book, then, is part Wild's memoir, part biography of Diamond, tracing the arc of his career and private life. It was at a progressive Jewish camp in 1956 that Diamond was inspired to take up guitar, going on to produce what Wild feels is the "almost existential quality of loneliness" at the heart of his best early work. He paints a portrait of a solitary, otherworldly, self deprecating musician with single minded vision, who made a decision to please the masses rather than the critics.
Wild is captivated by Diamond's "beautiful noise" and the "semireligious experience" of speaking with the man. While his enthusiasm is not always infectious, the book sheds insights into the fascinating psychology of fandom.