Barry Manilow

"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."

"You say something stupid and the next morning you're in the headlines."

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

"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."