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I believe in my writing.

Barry Manilow

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
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
When it comes to me, I just write the most beautiful music I can, I do the best work I can, and then I hand it out there.
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Beautiful Hands Writing
My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
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Goal Happening Involved
My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.
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Country Great Style World
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 am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.
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Musician Passion Path
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
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
For a Jewish guy, I’ve recorded a lot of Christmas albums.
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Albums Christmas Guy
Keep your family and old friends around you. That’s what I had done and that’s what saved my life when it came to being famous.
BARRY MANILOW

Done Family Friends Old
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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Done Hills Thinking
I think my music is like anchovies – some people like it, some people get nauseous.
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Inspirational People Thinking
I love any opportunity I have to make music.
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Love Music Opportunity
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
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

I believe in my writing.

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