Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilowis an American singer-songwriter, arranger, musician and producer with a career that has spanned over fifty years. He is best known for a long string of hit recordings such as "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth17 June 1943
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
opportunity missing albums
What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.
home men years
Touring is a young man's game, but after 30 years of it, I want to stay home.
dark night years
The dark night of the soul for me was one night in Florida, when I had been on the road for about four years and I realized that everybody around me was on my payroll, that my old friends hadn't been in touch with me and my family didn't know where to get me. I was a very unhappy guy and it was because I was really alone.
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Sneakers are not my thing.
goal musician wanted
I never wanted to be a performer, that was not one of my goals. I wanted to be a musician and that was that.
passion hands choices
I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life. Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time. No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right. I am totally committed to my music and my fans.
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I didn't want to be treated like a 'star.' I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.
opportunity
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.
strong ideas hungry
I'm still hungry. I've still got a million ideas. I'm still strong and ready to create.
goal involved happenings
My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening.
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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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Atrial fibrillation has been the low man on the totem pole and so we're just trying to get more visibility about this particular disease and how dangerous this could be.
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The shows at the Hilton are the most exciting shows I've ever done. The stage is huge, but the theater is intimate, so we can have a magnificent production and still connect with the audience.