Neil Diamond’s Spouse Katie Reveals Secret to Their Lengthy-Lasting Marriage (Unique)

Neil Diamond is much from a “Solitary Man.”

The singer, 84, has been married to Kate Diamond for almost 14 years, and now, his expertise supervisor spouse is sharing the key to their long-lasting union.

“We’re finest pals, and we actually help one another. We raise one another up, and thru thick and skinny, via illness and well being, we actually stay it. And I feel that that’s the key,” Katie, 55, informed PEOPLE on the New York Metropolis premiere of Tune Sung Blue on Thursday, Dec. 11.

“And it is our 14th wedding ceremony anniversary developing in April,” she added.

As for a way she and Neil plan to mark the event, Katie stated, “I imply, every single day we attempt to make it particular and have fun every single day.”

Fittingly, it was music — particularly Katie’s love of Neil’s infectious hits, together with “Candy Caroline” and “Holy Holy” — that first introduced the couple collectively. In 2007, Katie was working with Neil’s then-manager, Irving Azoff, and satisfied him to let her work on the singer’s account.

They fell in love over the course of a 12 months, although Katie was initially hesitant about getting right into a relationship with the Grammy winner. “A part of me stated, ‘Don’t become involved; he’s a shopper,’ ” she informed Parade in 2012. “There are lots of issues for lots of causes. However our chemistry grew into one thing that couldn’t be denied.”

Neil, in the meantime, recalled to The Telegraph that he initially had no romantic emotions towards Katie, as he was centered on his music. Nonetheless, as the 2 started to work collectively, he noticed Katie in one other mild.

“We form of fell in love, slowly,” he informed the U.Okay. outlet. “She wove her method into my coronary heart, and I feel she’s a fantastic particular person. I noticed that I used to be in love together with her.”

Neil introduced their engagement in September 2011, writing on Twitter (now X), “Excellent news coming from sunny LA/ and also you’re the primary I need to inform/ Katie & I simply received engaged/ and I hope you would like us nicely.”

The couple tied the knot on the Beverly Hills Resort in Los Angeles on April 21, 2012, and Katie grew to become “a proud stepmom” to Neil’s 4 youngsters from his two earlier marriages: daughters Marjorie and Elyn and sons Jesse and Micah.

Talking with Parade in 2012, the “Cherry, Cherry” singer opened up about why he likes being married — and why he felt just like the “luckiest man on earth” to have Katie by his aspect.

“I don’t need to finish this entire fabulous journey alone,” he stated on the time. “I need somebody by my aspect who I like and who loves me. I’ve lastly discovered any individual who’s as much as the duty of being my spouse, as a result of I’m very … high-maintenance.”

Neil added: “I feel I’m most likely the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”

Neil went on to document his 2014 album, Melody Highway, with Katie as his artistic muse. He spent 5 years engaged on the monitor “Artwork of Love,” telling Information Corp Australia Community, “I had a girl I used to be in love with within the image, and simply being together with her and having her round me impressed me to stick with it.”

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All these years later, Katie is simply as charmed by Neil’s music as she was again in 2007 when she first pitched to turn into his supervisor. Chatting with PEOPLE about Tune Sung Blue — a movie about real-life couple Mike (Hugh Jackman) and Claire Sardina (Kate Hudson), who based the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder — Katie stated she was moved by Hudson’s efficiency of Neil’s well-known tune “I’ve Been This Approach Earlier than.”

“When she sang it, I used to be sobbing,” Katie recalled. “It introduced me to tears. It’s such a good looking tune.”

Tune Sung Blue is in theaters on Dec. 25.