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 MANILOWI 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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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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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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QVC has been very good to me.
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Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
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My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
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I think my music is like anchovies – some people like it, some people get nauseous.
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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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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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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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I love any opportunity I have to make music.
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Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time.
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I’m still hungry. I’ve still got a million ideas. I’m still strong and ready to create.
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Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
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Here’s proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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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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