Barry Manilow

“Don't be a star. Be a legend.”

“I'm a musician. I'm a composer. I'm a singer. I'm a performer. I'm a producer. I'm a working musician. I'm a musician who happens to be famous.”

“Fame is a four-letter word. And I'm not a big fan of it.”

“I write the songs that make the whole world sing.”

“All I wanted was to be a musician, to be a singer, to do what I was doing.”

“I'm a very private person. I don't go to premieres. I don't go to parties. I don't go to the opening of a supermarket.”

“You know I can't smile without you.”

“I'm just a musician who is a bit of a ham.”

“I am a musician. I'm not a movie star.”

“Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl.”

“I'm in the 'whatever makes you happy' business.”

“The public has a right to art. The public has a right to be lifted up. The public has a right to an escape.”

“For a musician, the most painful thing in the world is to be termed a 'pop' singer.”

“Oh, Mandy, well, you came and you gave without taking, but I sent you away.”