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
long enough proof
Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
home people long
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.
wanted
I've always wanted to marry Elton John.
blow hair fabulous
My hair was slicked down with a part. But that was before I discovered the blow-dryer. Now I'm fabulous.
misfits
Misfits aren't misfits among other misfits.
kids idols stories
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.
jobs writing piano
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.
morning stupid next
You say something stupid and the next morning you're in the headlines.
hands choices passion-for-music
Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time.
home men years
Touring is a young man's game, but after 30 years of it, I want to stay home.
sneakers
Sneakers are not my thing.
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.
looks photographer fame
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.
feelings music-is passion-for-music
No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right.