Barry Manilow Has Gone From Being The

I Understand Wanting To Do Your Craft. I Understand Wanting To Have A Passion For Your Art And For Your Ability To Be An Actor, To Be A Singer, To Be A Dancer - That I Understand. Wanting To Be Famous - I Don't Get That. But That's Where We're Living Right Now.

My Mother's Suicide Attempts Were A Way To Release Anxiety And Get Attention. Some Of The Attempts Were Drug Reactions She Didn't Even Remember Later On.

My Mother Was Electric Onstage, And I Vividly Recall The Extraordinary Power She Had Over Her Audiences

The Eyebrow Pencil And False Eyelashes Were Essential; My Mother Didn't Feel Dressed Without Them.

I Did My First Broadway Show When I Was Nineteen Years Old - And To Be Able To Say That I Am Still Working With The Incredible Talents Of All Of The Creative Teams That I Have Been Able To Work With - That's So Special To Me.