I think my music is like anchovies – some people like it, some people get nauseous.
BARRY MANILOWFor a Jewish guy, I’ve recorded a lot of Christmas albums.
More Barry Manilow Quotes
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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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My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.
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I love any opportunity I have to make music.
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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.
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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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Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
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I believe in my writing.
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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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First of all, I’ve been having a wonderful run of luck with cover albums, songs I didn’t write. I had five pop cover albums and two Christmas albums, and they were all very successful.
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For a Jewish guy, I’ve recorded a lot of Christmas albums.
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You say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.
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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 am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.
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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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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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