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.
BARRY MANILOWWe’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.
More Barry Manilow Quotes
-
-
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.
BARRY MANILOW -
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.
BARRY MANILOW -
You know, when I did ‘American Idol’ the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.
BARRY MANILOW -
Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time.
BARRY MANILOW -
My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
BARRY MANILOW -
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.
BARRY MANILOW -
I think my music is like anchovies – some people like it, some people get nauseous.
BARRY MANILOW -
No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right.
BARRY MANILOW -
I’m still hungry. I’ve still got a million ideas. I’m still strong and ready to create.
BARRY MANILOW -
Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
BARRY MANILOW -
I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.
BARRY MANILOW -
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 MANILOW -
There’s just no quiet in Vegas.
BARRY MANILOW -
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.
BARRY MANILOW -
You say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.
BARRY MANILOW