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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.

Barry Manilow

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 MANILOW

Done Family Friends Old
I think the people who are out there for fame get themselves in a lot of trouble.
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People Thinking Trouble
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.
BARRY MANILOW

Beautiful Hands Writing
Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time.
BARRY MANILOW

Always Choices Hands Involved Music Passion
Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
BARRY MANILOW

Everything Impact Other Say
Touring is a young man’s game, but after 30 years of it, I want to stay home.
BARRY MANILOW

Home Men Years
I 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 MANILOW

Believe Fighting Giving
The 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.
BARRY MANILOW

Country Gone Interesting
I believe in my writing.
BARRY MANILOW

Believe Everything Know Write
I think my music is like anchovies – some people like it, some people get nauseous.
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Inspirational People Thinking
Sneakers are not my thing.
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Sneakers Thing Unlike
My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
BARRY MANILOW

Goal Happening Involved
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.
BARRY MANILOW

Area Bridges Country Hips
QVC has been very good to me.
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Done Good Manner Very
I love any opportunity I have to make music.
BARRY MANILOW

Love Music Opportunity
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.
BARRY MANILOW

Missing Noses Song

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