Barry Manilow: A Private Guy

“I am a private guy. You can only come into my world if I invite you in. From the very beginning that was the rule. I learnt how to deal with the publicity/press thing. You just say, ‘I’m not interested in talking about [that].’ Even the names of my dogs! They are my kids, my friends are my friends and my family, they are mine. That’s the only way I can survive. I have to keep that to me. I don’t want strangers knowing everything. If that happened, that would drive me crazy.”

Barry Manilow interviewed in the Daily Telegraph, when asked; "How does he deal with the stuff written about his sexuality?"
His dogs are called Mandy, Lola (She was a showgirl), Tallulah and Toto.
Probably.

PS If you don't love Manilow's musical magic you don't know jack, shit.