SPECIAL: Barry Manilow

Welcome to a Strip extra. The following is a conversation
recorded with Barry Manilow in advance of the Newsweek piece that
I contributed to. Very little of this discussion made it into the
piece, so we decided to edit it and post it here. The interview
was in Manilow’s dressing room at the Paris Hotel-Casino and was
conducted primarily by me with a few interjections from a
colleague working on the story. During the interview, we delve
into Manilow’s fears about being perceived to be “over” when he
decided to headline at the Hilton, memories he has of opening for
many major acts in the 1970s and what his digs are like when he
does stay overnight here. Manilow also answered questions about
lip-synching allegations, why he won’t do a Garth Brooks-like
show and much more.


 


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