You 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.
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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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Here’s proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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I’ve always wanted to marry Elton John.
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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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Touring is a young man’s game, but after 30 years of it, I want to stay home.
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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 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 keep reading about people who want to be famous – it’s not that they want to be great songwriters or great actors, they want to be celebrities. That is scary because you can be famous doing some really stupid things.
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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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For a Jewish guy, I’ve recorded a lot of Christmas albums.
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Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
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Yeah, 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.
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Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
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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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Sneakers are not my thing.
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