I think the people who are out there for fame get themselves in a lot of trouble.
BARRY MANILOWI think the people who are out there for fame get themselves in a lot of trouble.
BARRY MANILOWMy style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.
BARRY MANILOWYou can’t possibly prepare for what happens to you the day you hit No. 1 and people treat you differently.
BARRY MANILOWFor a Jewish guy, I’ve recorded a lot of Christmas albums.
BARRY MANILOWMy goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
BARRY MANILOWWhen 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.
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 MANILOWWhenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time.
BARRY MANILOWI believe that we are who we choose to be. Nobody is going to come and save you. You’ve got to save yourself. Nobody is going to give you anything. You’ve got to go out and fight for it.
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 believe in my writing.
BARRY MANILOWI’m still hungry. I’ve still got a million ideas. I’m still strong and ready to create.
BARRY MANILOWI think my music is like anchovies – some people like it, some people get nauseous.
BARRY MANILOWEverything you say and do is having an impact on others.
BARRY MANILOWI never wanted to be a performer, that was not one of my goals. I wanted to be a musician and that was that.
BARRY MANILOWSneakers are not my thing.
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