Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
BARRY MANILOWMy goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
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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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You know, when I did ‘American Idol’ the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.
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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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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.
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You say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.
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Here’s proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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These days, with ‘American Idol’ and all the other reality shows, young people become famous overnight, and that can be very difficult to handle, the way photographers follow you around and study your every move.
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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 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.
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Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?
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I was the Justin Bieber of the ’70s. Really, I was.
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Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
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We’ve made mistakes, But we’ve made good friends too. Remember all the nights we spent with them? And all our plans, Who says they can’t come true? Tonight’s another chance to start again. It’s just another New Year’s Eve, Another night like all the rest.
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