I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.
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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For a Jewish guy, I’ve recorded a lot of Christmas albums.
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My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.
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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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Touring is a young man’s game, but after 30 years of it, I want to stay home.
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There’s just no quiet in Vegas.
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Sneakers are not my thing.
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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 didn’t want to be treated like a ‘star.’ I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.
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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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Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time.
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Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
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Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?
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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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Fame is always a shock to the system; there’s no school to go to, there are no books to read, and when it hits you, it’s a surprise. You could be working for 10, 20 years and when it finally hits you, you get knocked down.
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Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
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