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Good Morning America, Barry Manilow appeared on “Good Morning America”?? Wednesday to promote his new album “15 Minutes.” The album, consisting of new material, is deeply personal and explores the ups and downs of fame.

After witnessing how the paparazzi constantly followed by Britney Spears and other young celebrities, Manilow was inspired to create the album. “I asked myself, is that the price of fame these days?” He said, as reported by the U.S. Today.

Manilow, who considers himself a songwriter, first started writing songs about the experience of a famous singer. “I found myself in each song,” he said, according to U.S. Today. “Around the eighth, I realized I was really writing about me. I never got to the man on the album does, but I did go down. I was a very unhappy man.”

“15 Minutes,” which was released Tuesday, is a big risk for Manilow. He described his new guitar-driven release as a “pop album with more energy,” different from his others.