LOS ANGELES — Barry Manilow announced Tuesday he will release an original studio album after taking a decade-long break from songwriting.
The forthcoming album, “15 Minutes,” is described as guitar-style pop and inspired by the famed Andy Warhol quote, “everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes,” Manilow explained in a statement.
“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,” the 67-year-old said.
“It’s something that continues to fascinate us, and for me it represented an interesting musical journey to explore,” the Brooklyn native added about the theme of the album due for release June 14.
The Grammy winner, who currently headlines at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, has sold over 80 million records since he shot to fame in the seventies with hits like “I Write the Songs” and “Copacabana (At the Copa).”

