I never wanted to be a performer, that was not one of my goals. I wanted to be a musician and that was that.
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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My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.
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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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Sneakers are not my thing.
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I think the people who are out there for fame get themselves in a lot of trouble.
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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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Misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits.
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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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I’ve always wanted to marry Elton John.
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QVC has been very good to me.
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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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My hair was slicked down with a part. But that was before I discovered the blow-dryer. Now I’m fabulous.
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I love any opportunity I have to make music.
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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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I believe in my writing.
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