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.
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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.
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You say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.
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I was the Justin Bieber of the ’70s. Really, I was.
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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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These days, with ‘American Idol’ and all the other reality shows, young people become famous overnight, and that can be very difficult to handle, the way photographers follow you around and study your every move.
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Touring is a young man’s game, but after 30 years of it, I want to stay home.
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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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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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My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
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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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I’ve always wanted to marry Elton John.
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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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Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?
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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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There’s just no quiet in Vegas.
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