88 Quotes by Barry Manilow

Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?

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.

I didn't want to be treated like a 'star.' I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.

Yeah, I'm old as the hills and you would think I'd be out to pasture someplace because I've done everything, but nothing has changed.

I love any opportunity I have to make music.

'If I Should Love Again' - I was just so impressed with myself writing something like that. It wasn't a single and people didn't really know about it, but it's a beautiful song and that's part of what I'm loving.

My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening.

My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.

Touring is a young man's game, but after 30 years of it, I want to stay home.