My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.
BARRY MANILOWI believe in my writing.
More Barry Manilow Quotes
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Touring is a young man’s game, but after 30 years of it, I want to stay home.
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Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
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You say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.
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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.
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I think my music is like anchovies – some people like it, some people get nauseous.
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I’ve always wanted to marry Elton John.
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I’ve been up, down, trying to get the feeling again. All around, trying to get the feeling again. The one that makes me shiver, made my knees start to quiver.
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Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
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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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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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I didn’t want to be treated like a ‘star.’ I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.
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I was the Justin Bieber of the ’70s. Really, I was.
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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 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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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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