The melody seems to have gone to the country. The country music seems to still have melody and interesting lyrics. But pop music, you’ve got to really listen hard to somebody who’s doing a good melody and a good lyric.
BARRY MANILOWI believe in my writing.
More Barry Manilow Quotes
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There’s just no quiet in Vegas.
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My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
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Every few years, I go back into all the songs and I update them so that it never sounds like an oldies show. If you come to the shows, they’re full of muscle. ‘Copacabana’ sounds like it could have been released yesterday.
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We’ve made mistakes, But we’ve made good friends too. Remember all the nights we spent with them? And all our plans, Who says they can’t come true? Tonight’s another chance to start again. It’s just another New Year’s Eve, Another night like all the rest.
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Here’s proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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These days, with ‘American Idol’ and all the other reality shows, young people become famous overnight, and that can be very difficult to handle, the way photographers follow you around and study your every move.
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Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
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Yeah, I’m old as the hills and you would think I’d be out to pasture someplace because I’ve done everything, but nothing has changed.
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I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.
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No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right.
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You can’t possibly prepare for what happens to you the day you hit No. 1 and people treat you differently.
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My hair was slicked down with a part. But that was before I discovered the blow-dryer. Now I’m fabulous.
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I love any opportunity I have to make music.
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I am nervous that the craft of songwriting is taking a nose dive…And since I’m a songwriter and I connect with an interpretative, you know, interpretation of a song, I miss it. I just miss it.
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I’ve always wanted to marry Elton John.
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