My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.
BARRY MANILOWSneakers are not my thing.
More Barry Manilow Quotes
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You say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.
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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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My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
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Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time.
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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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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 think the people who are out there for fame get themselves in a lot of trouble.
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I’ve always wanted to marry Elton John.
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There’s just no quiet in Vegas.
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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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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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Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
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I 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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We’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.
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I was always into the music. Music, in general, saved my life. But the fame part… I would look up, see what was going on around me, the reporters and photographers and all, and then I would just go back to making my music.
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