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" We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside from that, we're really two different guys. "

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" I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully. The Boxer was a really nice record. But I don't think I've written any great songs. "

" Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that. "

" We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way. "

" Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio. "

" There must be 50 ways to leave your lover. "

" I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority of what I do. I shouldn't say I don't like it, but I'm not satisfied with almost everything that I do. "

" I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally moved? I don't believe anything that Barry Manilow sings. "

" I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it. "

" When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal. "

" Artie travels all the time. The rehearsals were just miserable. Artie and I fought all the time. He didn't want to do the show with my band; he just wanted me on acoustic guitar. "

" I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway all the time. He'd say, Damn it, how do you tell one of these houses from another? "

" I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music. I can't imagine myself not playing or singing or writing. It would just drive me crazy if I didn't. "

" Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody and words, it's pleasure, but you don't get wiped out. "

" Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone. "

" There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful. "

" I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don't get sentimental. I think we're all afraid to reveal our hearts. It's not at all in fashion. "

" Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough. "

" Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do. "

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" I don't like fashion. It's very heartless. "

" Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good. "

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" I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one. "

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" Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard? "

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" It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a lot of time agonising over it. It's of no importance once it's finished. "