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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

I was the Justin Bieber of the ’70s. Really, I was.
BARRY MANILOW

Celebrity Famous People Really Seventies Singer
My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
BARRY MANILOW

Goal Happening Involved
I love any opportunity I have to make music.
BARRY MANILOW

Love Music Opportunity
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.
BARRY MANILOW

Song Years Yesterday
Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
BARRY MANILOW

Among Misfits Other
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.
BARRY MANILOW

Running Song Writing
I think my music is like anchovies – some people like it, some people get nauseous.
BARRY MANILOW

Inspirational People 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.
BARRY MANILOW

Beautiful Hands Writing
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
I’ve always wanted to marry Elton John.
BARRY MANILOW

Always Marry People Wanted
Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time.
BARRY MANILOW

Always Choices Hands Involved Music Passion
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.
BARRY MANILOW

Area Bridges Country Hips
I believe in my writing.
BARRY MANILOW

Believe Everything Know Write
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.
BARRY MANILOW

Believe Break Up Crazy
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 MANILOW

Goal Musician Wanted
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.
BARRY MANILOW

Country Gone Interesting

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