Neil Diamond was a duck billed platypus in a previous life... Just kidding, everyone knows that isn't possible.
But seriously, Later on in his singing career as he grew older he began to have serious ear wax build up problems. He kept a miniature pump in his back pocket that was connected to his ear via a small silver and red tube that sucked the ear wax out of his ear so he could actually hear the notes he was singing. In this picture you can see the massive build up of wax in his right ear and the thin suction tube routed down his back.
The suction process can be somewhat painful, so Neil has been known to make some pretty odd grimacing faces from time to time. This is one of those times.
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The lover didn't survive long inside the piano sadly and Hermann didn't care much for the sound the stiff body was creating, so he had to pay a handsome sum to street urgents to have a go at it during his many recitals. Some survived to spend their money but most did not.
