Sneakers are not my thing.
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.
More Barry Manilow Quotes
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I was the Justin Bieber of the ’70s. Really, I was.
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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’m still hungry. I’ve still got a million ideas. I’m still strong and ready to create.
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I come from nowhere Brooklyn, New York. Williamsburg, Brooklyn. These days Williamsburg is kind of a hip area, but when I grew up there, the taxi drivers wouldn’t even go over the bridge, it was so dangerous.
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I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.
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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 didn’t want to be treated like a ‘star.’ I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.
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There’s just no quiet in Vegas.
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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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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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You say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.
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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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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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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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When it comes to me, I just write the most beautiful music I can, I do the best work I can, and then I hand it out there.
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