Conversation so far:
Where was Neil Diamond born?
Neil Diamond was born in Brooklyn, New York,
Where was Neil Diamond raised?
Neil Diamond grew up in several homes in Brooklyn, having also spent four years in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where his father was stationed in the army
Where did Neil Diamond receive his education?
In Brooklyn, Neil Diamond attended Erasmus Hall High School. After his family moved, he then attended Abraham Lincoln High School.
Did Neil Diamond attend university?
Neil Diamond next attended New York University as a pre-med major on a fencing scholarship
What else is interesting about Neil Diamond's early years?
Neil Diamond was just 10 units short of graduating from New Your University, when Sunbeam Music Publishing offered him a 16-week job writing songs for $50 a week.

Question: When did Neil break into the music scene?
Self-contained rewrite: When did Neil Diamond break into the music scene?