Barry Manilow

“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.”

“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.”

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

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