There Is A Time Of

My Feeling About Young People Who Want To Pursue A Career Is - The First Thing Is Do Your Homework On Where It All Started. Go Back And Look At History. Look At Why The Shows You Are Loving Today Happened And The Artists You Are Listening To Happened. And Do Your Homework On History. Whether It's Musical Movies, Musical Plays, Broadway Musical Recordings - Do Your Homework! And Then, That Way You Will Have An Understanding Of Why, Now, Certain Movies, Certain Plays, Certain Musicals Are Making Some Sort Of Sense.

There's So Much, I Guess I Want To Say, Nonsense About Show Business Now. Because Of Reality Television. I Don't Get This, Because I Was Never Raised To Get This, But I Don't Understand Wanting To Be Famous. Maybe It's Because I Was Born Famous, But I Don't Get It.

Barry Manilow Has Gone From Being The Love Of My Life To Being A Friend For Life.

People Come Up To Me As I Leave The Stage After A Performance And Tell Me Tey Saw My Mother Onstage With Me Every Time I Sing. I Keep A Sense Of Humor About It.

There Is A Time Of Reckoning In All Our Lives.