My hair was slicked down with a part. But that was before I discovered the blow-dryer. Now I’m fabulous.
BARRY MANILOWYou say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.
More Barry Manilow Quotes
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There’s just no quiet in Vegas.
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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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I’ve been up, down, trying to get the feeling again. All around, trying to get the feeling again. The one that makes me shiver, made my knees start to quiver.
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Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
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I love any opportunity I have to make music.
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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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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 never wanted to be a performer, that was not one of my goals. I wanted to be a musician and that was that.
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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.
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No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right.
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I was the Justin Bieber of the ’70s. Really, I was.
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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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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’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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