Throughout his career, Barry Manilow has made media headlines on various subjects from his health to crashing his Range Rover. Some of the most memorable ones include:

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On May 28, 2003, Manilow injured his nose in the middle of night when he awoke disoriented and walked into a wall when h4
In 1989, Manilow made headlines again when he told Us Magazine he was hoping for a dinner invitation from his new Bel-Ai3
In an April 1979 Ladies Home Journal interview, Manilow admitted to experimenting with marijuana, stating he lost the ta3
Manilow made headlines in June 2006 when Australian officials blasted his music between 9pm until midnight every Friday,2
Manilow's personal life caused quite a stir in the late 1980s when an American tabloid claimed he was engaged to porn st2
In March 1996, Manilow had photorefractive keratectomy eye surgery done on one of his eyes.[63] People Weekly, in their 1
In another headline story, Manilow, on February 8, 1994, sued Los Angeles radio station KBIG (104.3 FM), seeking $13 mil1
In October 2001, Manilow visited Ground Zero in New York City.[73] 1
On September 17, 2007, producers of ABC's The View cancelled a scheduled appearance of Manilow on the show because his r1
On August 29, 2006, Manilow had hip surgery at a Southern California hospital. According to his press release, he tore t1
On July 29, 2003, Manilow had a complete upper and lower facelift, which includes the removal of drooping skin from the 0
On January 31, 2004, Manilow was treated for stress-related chest pains during a 24-hour stay at the Desert Regional Med0
Some fans were unhappy that Manilow, through a Platinum Package, began charging his fans $1,000 each to meet him after c0
On May 22, 1999, Manilow was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after suffering an adverse reaction to dental surgery. Acc0
To help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, for every US dollar donated by his fans to the American Red Cross0
Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Philip Espinosa, in another notable headline story, sued Manilow over the volume of a Dec0
On June 26, 1997, Manilow was diagnosed with bronchitis before a scheduled performance in Austin, Texas, his spokeswoman0
In October 1996, it was reported that Manilow sold his gated, two-acre Bel-Air home of 17 years with a recording studio 0
On October 25, 1978, one hour before his scheduled debut at the Olympia Theatre he fractured his ankle.[40] Manilow was 0
A young woman's letter was published in the syndicated Dear Abby advice column in late 1981 expressing her sincere desir0
On February 4, 1982 Manilow who was bedridden in a Paris hotel with bronchial pneumonia, had been ordered by doctors to 0
Manilow sprained his ankle October 6, 1983 on the stage at London's Royal Festival Hall while performing at a sold-out b0
Manilow made headlines when on December 7, 1986 he underwent emergency oral surgery at the Hospital of the Good Samarita0
On May 13, 1989 Manilow was rushed to Lenox Hill Hospital during intermission at Broadway's Gershwin Theater cancelling 0
To help with the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo in 1989 which affected the Charleston, South Carolina, area, Manilow held a0
On February 27, 1992, Manilow was the Master of Ceremonies for friend Elizabeth Taylor's 60th birthday bash at Disneylan0
On January 15, 1994, three hours before showtime Manilow abruptly cancelled a concert at the Convention Center in Atlant0
On February 20, 1996, just after noon, Manilow wrecked his 1993 Range Rover in a four-vehicle crash on a rain-slick inte0
Edna Manilow, the mother of Barry Manilow, explained how her son got a scar on his right cheek by his nose: "How di0


The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Saturday, 12 July 2008 22:39 (fifteen years ago) link

You forgot 'provided a soundtrack for a hellspawn demon and an amphibian fishman to get soppy drunk to.'

Ned Raggett, Saturday, 12 July 2008 22:43 (fifteen years ago) link

tl;dr

J0rdan S., Saturday, 12 July 2008 22:44 (fifteen years ago) link

J0rdan OTM.

stephen, Saturday, 12 July 2008 22:44 (fifteen years ago) link

voting for the gang of youths manilisation

Just got offed, Saturday, 12 July 2008 22:47 (fifteen years ago) link

hiding his knob from nancy reagan

yungblut, Sunday, 13 July 2008 00:15 (fifteen years ago) link

In October 2001, Manilow visited Ground Zero in New York City.[73]

max, Sunday, 13 July 2008 00:24 (fifteen years ago) link

It turned out to be a publicity stunt by Byrd who used Manilow to gain greater fame.

^^ lol

Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 13 July 2008 01:48 (fifteen years ago) link

you go girl!

Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 13 July 2008 01:48 (fifteen years ago) link

tl;dr

-- J0rdan S., Saturday, 12 July 2008 22:44 (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

Pashmina, Sunday, 13 July 2008 02:26 (fifteen years ago) link

Yeah, Jordan's got it all figured out.

Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Sunday, 13 July 2008 02:58 (fifteen years ago) link

it was a good & enjoyable long read, so fuck a tl;dr, but tl;np (no poll) is accurate because a poll with this many options is pointless

J0hn D., Sunday, 13 July 2008 03:44 (fifteen years ago) link

NEITHER TL;DR NOR TL;NP APPLIES NOW HATERS GTFO THE INTERNET

Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 13 July 2008 03:53 (fifteen years ago) link

ALL CAPS IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL

J0hn D., Sunday, 13 July 2008 05:14 (fifteen years ago) link

Robin Byrd story for sure.

There's a lot of treasures in there; tl;drers are missing out.

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 13 July 2008 05:28 (fifteen years ago) link

This makes Barry Manilow seem kind of awesome.

S-, Sunday, 13 July 2008 05:58 (fifteen years ago) link

Footnotes link where?

Owen Pallett, Sunday, 13 July 2008 06:03 (fifteen years ago) link

During the emergency, he used his friend Elizabeth Taylor's dental surgeon.[48]

Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Sunday, 13 July 2008 06:04 (fifteen years ago) link

Surely at least one of these was plucked directly from the "100% False Pop Music Trivia" thread? If not, he IS kinda awesome!

I like the broken-nose one best. (GREAT shnozz btw, and I'd surely find it even sexier than Streisand's if I were female or gay, no kidding! Always had a thing for those Semitic noses.)

Myonga Vön Bontee, Sunday, 13 July 2008 07:48 (fifteen years ago) link

I write the polls that make the whole world zing...

snoball, Sunday, 13 July 2008 09:18 (fifteen years ago) link

How does he get injured so much? He's like the Michael Owen of adult pop

DJ Mencap, Sunday, 13 July 2008 14:44 (fifteen years ago) link

it's too bad that when this closes, most of this text will be gone, like tears in rain.

goole, Sunday, 13 July 2008 15:32 (fifteen years ago) link

ace pic tho

goole, Sunday, 13 July 2008 15:33 (fifteen years ago) link

"How does he get injured so much?"

indeed, how do you knock youself out for 4 hours? (that's my vote) Maybe near death experiences, or hospital encounters are fun to him.

fantasimundo, Sunday, 13 July 2008 15:35 (fifteen years ago) link

Signing autographs in the rain next to his crashed car proves that he may not be "wet and lonely," but he's certainly wet.

Hideous Lump, Monday, 14 July 2008 01:46 (fifteen years ago) link

On July 29, 2003, Manilow had a complete upper and lower facelift, which includes the removal of drooping skin from the eyelids and the general tightening of facial skin. Manilow was photographed after the surgery with what looked like a surgical wrap under his chin while leaving a plastic surgeon's office wearing a disguise of dark glasses and a blonde wig in the streets of Beverly Hills, California in an effort to escape without recognition.[75]

gross

deej, Monday, 14 July 2008 01:50 (fifteen years ago) link

omg this thread

dell, Monday, 14 July 2008 02:01 (fifteen years ago) link

He's the fifth Cylon.

Ned Raggett, Monday, 14 July 2008 02:10 (fifteen years ago) link

Isnt the dude in the screencap up there tony snow?

kingfish, Monday, 14 July 2008 07:07 (fifteen years ago) link

s'mitt

yungblut, Monday, 14 July 2008 07:20 (fifteen years ago) link

"I strongly disagree with her views. I think she's dangerous and offensive. I will not be on the same stage as her."

wow...for that and writing the melodically indestructible "mandy", he's the MAN.

Lawrence the Looter, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 00:08 (fifteen years ago) link

Trump banned him from Atlantic City for a dozen years.

I wasn't aware Don had that authority.

I like the mystery of the double-hip labrum tear, so I vote for it.

Merdeyeux, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 01:45 (fifteen years ago) link

The money goes to Manilow's foundation and each participant is only allowed to do this one time. They do keep track.

The Yellow Kid, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 04:02 (fifteen years ago) link

one month passes...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

ILX System, Sunday, 17 August 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link

I always thought he was the one who had switched noses with Michael Jackson.

Geir Hongro, Monday, 18 August 2008 10:24 (fifteen years ago) link

Edna Manilow, the mother of Ladies Home Journal, admitted to experimenting with Abby in Paris on the stage of the Good Samarita cancelling a dinner invitation from porn Hurricane Hugo, Manilow held Elizabeth Taylor's rain-slick on one of his eyes. Manilow sold his gated, two-acre bronchitis before Dec was rushed to Ground Zero in the middle of night when he had a complete upper drooping Desert Package, began charging Hurricane Katrina when Australian officials blasted his hip.

Marcello Carlin, Monday, 18 August 2008 14:11 (fifteen years ago) link

Dec was rushed to Ground Zero in the middle of night when he had a complete upper drooping Desert Package

someone needs to film/draw/sculpt this

Just got offed, Monday, 18 August 2008 14:13 (fifteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

ILX System, Monday, 18 August 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link

wow...for that and writing the melodically indestructible "mandy", he's the MAN.

Sorry to be fastidious, but he didn't write "Mandy." He did, however, come up with the ballad arrangement.

Joseph McCombs, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 05:11 (fifteen years ago) link

four months pass...

µ^µ (libcrypt), Friday, 2 January 2009 08:14 (fifteen years ago) link

two years pass...

what the fuck

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-IWt4D2sL._SS500_.jpg

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 17 July 2011 04:48 (twelve years ago) link

Grammy, Tony, Emmy Award-winning recording artist Barry Manilow will release 15 MINUTES his powerful new album filled with all original compositions on June 14.
After having recorded six critically acclaimed albums of songs written by the greatest songwriters of all time - from Gershwin to Bacharach, Manilow returns at last to his true passion - songwriting. Manilow teams up once again with lyricist Enoch Anderson for this astounding new work.

Inspired by the Andy Warhol quote that "in the future, everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes," this energetic and exciting guitar-driven pop album explores the perils and pinnacles of fame's double-edged sword. More than two years in the making 15 MINUTES is set for release on June 14.

"Fame and success are something we all strive for, and yet when we get it how do we behave? That question jumps out at us daily from magazine covers, TV news and online gossip sites. In my world of entertainment, I've watched perfectly decent and talented people achieve the success they've been striving for only to crash and burn as their star rises. It happens in every walk of life, not only in the entertainment field; in sports, in politics and in daily life when the assistant manager gets promoted at the grocery store. It's something that continues to fascinate us, and for me it represented an exciting musical journey to explore, " explained Manilow.

Making a guest appearance on 15 MINUTES is young Nataly Dawn, lead singer of the white-hot group "Pomplamoose." Her rendition of "Letter From A Fan" is both innocent and eerie.

15 MINUTES, produced by Manilow and Michael Lloyd is a captivating tale of someone who achieves fame, blows it and begins again.

people need to go listen to the samples of this thing now because wow

white, hot, group

I got ten felonies / bitch I'm Craig Bellamy (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 17 July 2011 12:05 (twelve years ago) link

'Letter From A Fan' is rad

One Big Craigo, Full Of Bad Boingos (Craigo Boingo), Sunday, 17 July 2011 15:12 (twelve years ago) link

that's short for "radioactive" right

i love manilow. he's fascinating and weird.

i'm not a lawyer, but i play one on a messageboard (stevie), Sunday, 17 July 2011 15:42 (twelve years ago) link

guys it's really important that we all listen to this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1AH3p8JlMg

you can sorta hear the facelift in his voice. like it's kinda strangulated.

Aa Bb Obscure Dull Blue (#000066) (schlump), Sunday, 17 July 2011 15:56 (twelve years ago) link

That video looks like the cover of Metallica's Load & so I was kinda imagining it was Hetfield on vocals & it kinda worked that way! or at least I can imagine what nü-Metallica would sound like on this tune & it's not jarring at all.

Euler, Sunday, 17 July 2011 16:11 (twelve years ago) link

lol songwriting-wise it's not far off from Death Magnetic

"The second track, "Work the Room," is a funky song where Barry expertly raps the lyrics. If you've ever had to look for a job and go to a networking event, you'll appreciate this song."

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 17 July 2011 22:02 (twelve years ago) link

u guys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c62ogDeDvg

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 17 July 2011 22:13 (twelve years ago) link

oh man that is just difficult, difficult stuff

the really really heavy teleprompter reliance is just extra frosting

Audience @ 2:33. That is all.

Fruitless and Pansy Free (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Tuesday, 19 July 2011 02:59 (twelve years ago) link

two months pass...

No Barry Manilow thread! As a singer, I just realized how much I liked "This One's For You" when I was a kid.

three years pass...

MARRIED HIS LONGTIME MANAGER

the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 April 2015 23:15 (nine years ago) link

My first media encounter with Barry Manilow was in 1976 - a short profile on a middle-of-the-road Los Angeles AM station. Included the news that Manilow had stated he was trying to bring quality back to popular music.

The station then played "I Write the Songs".

Vic Perry, Wednesday, 8 April 2015 23:41 (nine years ago) link

I tried counting the ways he hasn't aged well on one hand.

Sanpaku, Thursday, 9 April 2015 03:32 (nine years ago) link

one year passes...

just came out to People magazine

must reevaluate my entire life

Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 15:38 (seven years ago) link

fairly certain he already had? hmm

an uptempo Pop/Hip Hop mentality (imago), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 15:39 (seven years ago) link

wait i thought he'd been married to a dude for a few years now

stanley weebeard (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 15:40 (seven years ago) link

He forgot to tell them in particular.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 15:41 (seven years ago) link

aye he's been married to gary kief since 2014

barry and gary, how sweet

stanley weebeard (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 15:42 (seven years ago) link

'hey people i married a man three years ago and btw i am gay'

stanley weebeard (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 15:43 (seven years ago) link

i thought it was a marriage of convenience

Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 15:43 (seven years ago) link

i guess this means "out" as in talking about it to the media.

Fiercely private, the pop icon recently welcomed PEOPLE into his Palm Springs home for an exclusive interview and photo shoot with his manager husband Garry Kief — and talked for the first time about their nearly 40-year romance. Says Manilow, “I’m so private. I always have been.”

And the couple has stayed together for 39 years, all while remaining mum on his sexuality — an open secret to some in his long-devoted, mostly female fan base, a shock to others — and even stepping out and living with once-rumored love interest Linda Allen during his relationship with Kief.

Manilow admits he’s always been hesitant to discuss the relationship — and to come out publicly, even after he finally married Kief in a clandestine ceremony at their 53-acre Palm Springs estate in April 2014.

http://people.com/music/barry-manilow-hid-sexuality-thought-being-gay-would-disappoint-fans/

love that url. what a proud moment.

Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 15:46 (seven years ago) link

I know several female professors with his same look.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 16:40 (seven years ago) link

mary banilow?

Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 16:49 (seven years ago) link

just came out to People magazine

must reevaluate my entire life

― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, April 5, 2017 10:38 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

we all have the one that got away morbz

blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 18:07 (seven years ago) link

Look the real thing about the People story is that for a couple that's been together for forty years, other dude looks like he just TURNED 40.

https://peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/barry-manilow-3.jpg?w=2000

Which, hey, nice plastic surgery and hair dye if you can get it.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 18:44 (seven years ago) link

fairly certain he already had? hmm

@meakoopa
the third coming out is a celebrity rite of passage. first time is to the gays, second is to woke straights, third is midwestern moms.

mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 19:00 (seven years ago) link

respect to any pop musician still sitting at a piano and writing/editing music with pencil and paper.

fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 19:08 (seven years ago) link

Newflash: Tony Hart has died yet again

PaulTMA, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 19:15 (seven years ago) link

I'm finding it hard to do anything

velko, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 19:37 (seven years ago) link

one month passes...

Haha that scamp! I vaguely recalled him denying his sexuality in some old magazine and I just now found the very magazine while cleaning

q: I was wondering...you don't hear much about your personal life. I don't know, I never really thought about it, but...I was wondering...if you were gay?
a: Well, I'm not. No, no, I'm not. I've been married and I'm going with a girl right now.

(Magazine is an issue of Graffiti from early '88 and Manilow interview is accompanied by a semi-fictionalized "Barry Manilow - The Story" by none other than clemenza himself btw)

Wet Pelican would provide the soundtrack (Myonga Vön Bontee), Friday, 26 May 2017 01:08 (six years ago) link

Manilow interview is accompanied by a semi-fictionalized "Barry Manilow - The Story" by none other than clemenza himself btw)

i think this needs to be shared with the class tbh

pickety third (stevie), Friday, 26 May 2017 09:37 (six years ago) link

Fair enough...clemenza feels that it "hasn't aged well" but kindly gives permission for posting nonetheless. (I think it's just fine myself)

http://imgur.com/a/KLZGX

Wet Pelican would provide the soundtrack (Myonga Vön Bontee), Saturday, 27 May 2017 17:29 (six years ago) link


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