Neil Diamond is about to embark on the final leg of his latest world tour, but he's already put his next album in motion.
The veteran singer tells Billboard.com that he recently met with Rick Rubin, who produced his last two albums and they've set a meeting for Jan. 12, four days after Diamond's final concert, to start planning the follow-up to his recent chart-topping “Home Before Dark."
“I told (Rubin) I want to start writing on the 12th," says Diamond, who hits the road Saturday in Grand Forks, N.D., for a 17-show North American run. “He said, 'Why don't you not start writing and let's sit down and talk about what the concept is and what we're gonna do.' I said, 'Good idea,' so we'll meet on the 12th and go from there."
The veteran singer tells Billboard.com that he recently met with Rick Rubin, who produced his last two albums and they've set a meeting for Jan. 12, four days after Diamond's final concert, to start planning the follow-up to his recent chart-topping “Home Before Dark."
“I told (Rubin) I want to start writing on the 12th," says Diamond, who hits the road Saturday in Grand Forks, N.D., for a 17-show North American run. “He said, 'Why don't you not start writing and let's sit down and talk about what the concept is and what we're gonna do.' I said, 'Good idea,' so we'll meet on the 12th and go from there."
