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 MANILOWHere’s proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
More Barry Manilow Quotes
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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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There’s just no quiet in Vegas.
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My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.
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Sneakers are not my thing.
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I am nervous that the craft of songwriting is taking a nose dive…And since I’m a songwriter and I connect with an interpretative, you know, interpretation of a song, I miss it. I just miss it.
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I’ve always wanted to marry Elton John.
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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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Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
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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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No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right.
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I was the Justin Bieber of the ’70s. Really, I was.
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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 think the people who are out there for fame get themselves in a lot of trouble.
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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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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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