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“These days, with 'American Idol' and all the other reality shows, young people become famous overnight, and that can be very difficult to handle, the way photographers follow you around and study your every move.”

Quote by Barry Manilow

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Barry Manilow, born on June 17, 1943, is a renowned American singer, songwriter, and music producer. His musical career began in the 1960s, and he became famous for his unique musical style and popular songs. Manilow's music spans across various genres including pop, rock, jazz, and adult contemporary, with his hit songs like 'Copacabana', 'Mandy', and 'I Write the Songs' enjoying widespread popularity. more

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“To write a love song that might be able to make it on the radio, that is something that is terrifying to me. But I can definitely write a song about that chair over there. That I can do, but to sit and write a pop song out of the clear blue sky, that is very difficult and I admire the people that can do it.”

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“First of all, I've been having a wonderful run of luck with cover albums, songs I didn't write. I had five pop cover albums and two Christmas albums, and they were all very successful.”

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“I come from nowhere Brooklyn, New York. Williamsburg, Brooklyn. These days Williamsburg is kind of a hip area, but when I grew up there, the taxi drivers wouldn't even go over the bridge, it was so dangerous.”

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“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.”

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“Atrial fibrillation has been the low man on the totem pole and so were just trying to get more visibility about this particular disease and how dangerous this could be.”

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“I tended to be drawn to the weirder, darker stuff. Horror and sci-fi anthologies.”

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“I really try to write every day. It's hard, but it's my favorite thing to do. So, it's usually not too, too hard.”

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