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I think the people who are out there for fame get themselves in a lot of trouble.

Barry Manilow

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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Idols Moving Reality
I was the Justin Bieber of the ’70s. Really, I was.
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Celebrity Famous People Really Seventies Singer
Fame is always a shock to the system; there’s no school to go to, there are no books to read, and when it hits you, it’s a surprise. You could be working for 10, 20 years and when it finally hits you, you get knocked down.
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Book School Years
My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
BARRY MANILOW

Goal Happening Involved
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 didn’t want to be treated like a ‘star.’ I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.
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Rude Stars Thinking
Here’s proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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Enough Long Proof
Sneakers are not my thing.
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Sneakers Thing Unlike
I think my music is like anchovies – some people like it, some people get nauseous.
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Inspirational People Thinking
I’m still hungry. I’ve still got a million ideas. I’m still strong and ready to create.
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Hungry Ideas Strong
First of all, I’ve been having a wonderful run of luck with cover albums, songs I didn’t write. I had five pop cover albums and two Christmas albums, and they were all very successful.
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Running Song Writing
I think the people who are out there for fame get themselves in a lot of trouble.
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People Thinking Trouble
I love any opportunity I have to make music.
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Love Music Opportunity
Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
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Among Misfits Other
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
Touring is a young man’s game, but after 30 years of it, I want to stay home.
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Home Men Years

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