My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
BARRY MANILOW
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.
More Barry Manilow Quotes
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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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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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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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I didn’t want to be treated like a ‘star.’ I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.
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You know, when I did ‘American Idol’ the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.
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The public needs to know – they need to know as much about atrial fibrillation as they do about cancer and diabetes.
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I love any opportunity I have to make music.
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I think my music is like anchovies – some people like it, some people get nauseous.
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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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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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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.
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QVC has been very good to me.
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There’s just no quiet in Vegas.
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