I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally moved? I don't believe anything that Barry Manilow sings.
Taking a scenic route in Southeast Iowa is like talking about a good Barry Manilow album. You have to make certain allowances.
I like a strange, wide range of stuff. I like classical music and industrial noise bands. John Waters films and Peanuts cartoons. Barry Manilow and GG Allin. I should have my head examined.
My first crush was Barry Manilow. He performed on TV and I taped it. When no was around I'd kiss the screen.
My first crush was Barry Manilow. He performed on TV and I taped it. When no one was around I'd kiss the screen.
I was only a young whippersnapper at that point. I was in pubs playing Barry Manilow songs. I didn't know what to expect.
When I was 16, I'd ping pong between AC/DC and Barry Manilow without any sense of irony.
Where did God come from? It's certainly more complicated than trying to figure out where, say, Barry Manilow was born.
My father and mother listened to oldies, from be-bop and swing music to - I hate to admit it, but - Barry Manilow, Fleetwood Mac and the Moody Blues.
All other nations are drinking Ray Charles beer and we are drinking Barry Manilow.
Barry Manilow is a guy who's had a tremendous longevity that few have had in the music business. I'm in awe of what he does.
Barry Manilow was very special for me. We've had many collaborations since then and all have been equally rewarding and musical. I've learned so much from him. I like being a student around him; observing him in his environment.
I was enamored with music at a very young age. Everything started with kundiman, then evolved to Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, and eventually classic rock music.
Barry Manilow has gone from being the love of my life to being a friend for life.
It is quite surreal when you go to places up the north, like Inner Mongolia, and you are getting mobbed at the airport.
Rock n' roll was a bad and evil thing. l remember once I was singing a Barry Manilow song, "Mandy," In the back seat of the car. It came on the radio, and I kind of sang with it, and I got smacked In the mouth because that song was "evil."