Rough Diamond Offers Refunds for Concert

Singer apologizes when raspy voice ruins Ohio performance

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 27, 2008 2:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – Singer Neil Diamond is offering fans a full refund for a raspy-voiced Ohio concert, reports the Columbus Dispatchs. Several fans were angry when the crooner croaked his way through the Ohio State University gig Monday night. Diamond, 67, posted a message on his website asking for fans’ forgiveness. He has been diagnosed with acute laryngitis and has canceled his next two concerts.

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U.S. singer Neil Diamond performs during a concert in Munich, southern Germany, on Tuesday, May 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)

Singer Neil Diamond talks to his backup singers between songs of his concert in New York's Rockefeller Plaza Friday May 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Singer Neil Diamond performs earlier this month at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Dear fans in Columbus, I haven't let you down before, and I won't let you down now. Until you hear from me again remember, You are the sun. I am the moon. You are the words. I am the tune. Forgive me. I love you. Neil. - A statement from Neil Diamond to his fans

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Rough Diamond Offers Refunds for Concert