I think the people who are out there for fame get themselves in a lot of trouble.
BARRY MANILOWHere’s proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
More Barry Manilow Quotes
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I stay glued to my piano and my work. I don’t look up. I write, I produce, I do the next project, I do my job. I don’t look up, and I try to be kind. I try to be kind to people. That’s what I do.
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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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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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I didn’t want to be treated like a ‘star.’ I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.
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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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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 believe in my writing.
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For a Jewish guy, I’ve recorded a lot of Christmas albums.
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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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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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There’s just no quiet in Vegas.
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I love any opportunity I have to make music.
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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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Here’s proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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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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