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I never wanted to be a performer, that was not one of my goals. I wanted to be a musician and that was that.

Barry Manilow

I was always into the music. Music, in general, saved my life. But the fame part… I would look up, see what was going on around me, the reporters and photographers and all, and then I would just go back to making my music.
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Fame Looks Photographer
Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?
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Believe Everybody Find
Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
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Everything Impact Other Say
Sneakers are not my thing.
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Sneakers Thing Unlike
I believe that we are who we choose to be. Nobody is going to come and save you. You’ve got to save yourself. Nobody is going to give you anything. You’ve got to go out and fight for it.
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Believe Fighting Giving
I couldn’t bear the road anymore. I’m sure that a lot of people who have been on the road a long time will say the same thing. After a while, waiting for bedroom service and planes – I wanted to go home.
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Home Long People
I keep reading about people who want to be famous – it’s not that they want to be great songwriters or great actors, they want to be celebrities. That is scary because you can be famous doing some really stupid things.
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People Reading Stupid
Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
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Among Misfits Other
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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Blow Fabulous Hair
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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Happen People Treats
Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time.
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Always Choices Hands Involved Music Passion
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.
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Country Gone Interesting
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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Song Years Yesterday
If I Should Love Again’ – I was just so impressed with myself writing something like that. It wasn’t a single and people didn’t really know about it, but it’s a beautiful song and that’s part of what I’m loving.
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Beautiful Song Writing
You say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.
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Morning Next Stupid
I feel that after all those horrible reviews and jokes, I wasn’t crazy all these years to stand up for the music I believe in. This album has proven that somewhere in the human race, the human heart is still racing and breaking and I am so grateful.
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Believe Break Up Crazy

I never wanted to be a performer, that was not one of my goals. I wanted to be a musician and that was that.

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