text: Not very many people know this, but Neil Diamond is not his real name:\n\n...His real name was Genuflect Zirconium...\n\nBut his manager felt it didn't have the right "RING" to it, so he 'PROPOSED' that he change it to something a bit more 'ENGAGING".  The overall 'RECEPTION' to the change was astoundingly favorable, and allowed him to "CROSS THE THRESHOLD" into pop stardom.  He has signed record deals with a number of record labels ("VIRGIN" records, however, is not one of them)...\n\n...;)