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
blow hair fabulous
My hair was slicked down with a part. But that was before I discovered the blow-dryer. Now I'm fabulous.
beautiful writing hands
When it comes to me, I just write the most beautiful music I can, I do the best work I can, and then I hand it out there.
stars thinking rude
I didn't want to be treated like a 'star.' I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.
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.
wanted
I've always wanted to marry Elton John.
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.
impact
Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
break-up crazy believe
I feel that after all those horrible reviews and jokes, I wasn't crazy all these years to stand up for the music I believe in. This album has proven that somewhere in the human race, the human heart is still racing and breaking and I am so grateful.
long enough proof
Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
connect exciting hilton production shows
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.
dangerous disease low man particular pole trying visibility
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.
crawl deep forgotten maybe means older powerful
'Tryin' to Get the Feeling' has been a revelation. I'd forgotten how powerful that was. I'd forgotten how deep I can crawl into that one, and maybe because I'm older it means even more.
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.