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.
BARRY MANILOWI 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.
BARRY MANILOWI believe in my writing.
BARRY MANILOWKeep 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 MANILOWThere’s just no quiet in Vegas.
BARRY MANILOWYou say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.
BARRY MANILOWThe 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 MANILOWHere’s proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
BARRY MANILOWSneakers are not my thing.
BARRY MANILOWI’ve always wanted to marry Elton John.
BARRY MANILOWMy goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
BARRY MANILOWYeah, I’m old as the hills and you would think I’d be out to pasture someplace because I’ve done everything, but nothing has changed.
BARRY MANILOWI couldn’t bear the road anymore. I’m sure that a lot of people who have been on the road a long time will say the same thing. After a while, waiting for bedroom service and planes – I wanted to go home.
BARRY MANILOWAtrial fibrillation has been the low man on the totem pole and so were just trying to get more visibility about this particular disease and how dangerous this could be.
BARRY MANILOWFor a Jewish guy, I’ve recorded a lot of Christmas albums.
BARRY MANILOWYou know, when I did ‘American Idol’ the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.
BARRY MANILOWI 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.
BARRY MANILOW