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 MANILOWYou say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.
More Barry Manilow Quotes
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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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I was the Justin Bieber of the ’70s. Really, I was.
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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 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 feel that after all those horrible reviews and jokes, I wasn’t crazy all these years to stand up for the music I believe in. This album has proven that somewhere in the human race, the human heart is still racing and breaking and I am so grateful.
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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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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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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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I believe in my writing.
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Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time.
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I think my music is like anchovies – some people like it, some people get nauseous.
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I stay glued to my piano and my work. I don’t look up. I write, I produce, I do the next project, I do my job. I don’t look up, and I try to be kind. I try to be kind to people. That’s what I do.
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Atrial fibrillation has been the low man on the totem pole and so were just trying to get more visibility about this particular disease and how dangerous this could be.
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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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