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
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.
people treats happens
You can't possibly prepare for what happens to you the day you hit No. 1 and people treat you differently.
song missing noses
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.
old-friends done our-family
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.
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.
feelings trying knees
I've been up, down, trying to get the feeling again. All around, trying to get the feeling again. The one that makes me shiver, made my knees start to quiver.
misfits
Misfits aren't misfits among other misfits.
country interesting gone
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.
believe
Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?
inspirational thinking people
I think my music is like anchovies - some people like it, some people get nauseous.
song years yesterday
Every few years, I go back into all the songs and I update them so that it never sounds like an oldies show. If you come to the shows, they're full of muscle. 'Copacabana' sounds like it could have been released yesterday.
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.
vegas quiet
There's just no quiet in Vegas.
christmas guy albums
For a Jewish guy, I've recorded a lot of Christmas albums.