Fame is always a shock to the system; there's no school to go to, there are no books to read, and when it hits you, it's a surprise. You could be working for 10, 20 years and when it finally hits you, you get knocked down.
My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening. - Barry Manilow
My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening.
- Barry Manilow
Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time. - Barry Manilow
Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time.
Everything you say and do is having an impact on others. - Barry Manilow
Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
I think my music is like anchovies - some people like it, some people get nauseous. - Barry Manilow
I think my music is like anchovies - some people like it, some people get nauseous.
Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in? - Barry Manilow
Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?
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 Manilow
I never wanted to be a performer, that was not one of my goals. I wanted to be a musician and that was that.
I was the Justin Bieber of the '70s. Really, I was. - Barry Manilow
I was the Justin Bieber of the '70s. Really, I was.
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 anythi… - Barry Manilow
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 anythi…
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. - Barry Manilow
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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