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.
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.
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First of all, I’ve been having a wonderful run of luck with cover albums, songs I didn’t write. I had five pop cover albums and two Christmas albums, and they were all very successful.
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Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?
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QVC has been very good to me.
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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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I believe in my writing.
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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 am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.
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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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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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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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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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I 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.
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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’ve always wanted to marry Elton John.
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