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I didn’t want to be treated like a ‘star.’ I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.

Barry Manilow

For a Jewish guy, I’ve recorded a lot of Christmas albums.
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Albums Christmas Guy
You say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.
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Morning Next Stupid
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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Believe Break Up Crazy
I believe in my writing.
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Believe Everything Know Write
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
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
If I Should Love Again’ – I was just so impressed with myself writing something like that. It wasn’t a single and people didn’t really know about it, but it’s a beautiful song and that’s part of what I’m loving.
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Beautiful Song Writing
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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Blow Fabulous Hair
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
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
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 come from nowhere Brooklyn, New York. Williamsburg, Brooklyn. These days Williamsburg is kind of a hip area, but when I grew up there, the taxi drivers wouldn’t even go over the bridge, it was so dangerous.
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Area Bridges Country Hips
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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Home Long People
Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?
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Believe Everybody Find
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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Feelings Knees Trying
Here’s proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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Enough Long Proof

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