Barry Manilow

“I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.”

“'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.”

“For a Jewish guy, I've recorded a lot of Christmas albums.”

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

“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.”

“Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.”

“Sneakers are not my thing.”

“You can't possibly prepare for what happens to you the day you hit No. 1 and people treat you differently.”

“'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.”

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

“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.”

“QVC has been very good to me.”

“There's just no quiet in Vegas.”

“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.”

“Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.”

“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.”

“My hair was slicked down with a part. But that was before I discovered the blow-dryer. Now I'm fabulous.”

“I'm still hungry. I've still got a million ideas. I'm still strong and ready to create.”

“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.”

“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.”