Barry Manilow Shares He’s Cancer Free After “Nightmare” Surgery, ICU Stay

But after coming to terms with the initial blow, Barry emphasized he was lucky to be delivered the bad news sooner rather than later. 

“They don’t even know how long I had this thing sitting on me,” Barry added. “It could have been years. If it had gone any further, then I would be up s–t’s creek. It just so happened that it hadn’t spread, and boy oh boy, I thought I might be dying.”

Now, the Tony, Grammy and Emmy winner is excited to get back to his normal, as he is set to release his album What a Time this June and—pending any health setbacks—resume his farewell tour soon enough. 

“This really rocked me,” Barry admitted, “but I’m getting stronger.”

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