(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Barry Manilow sometimes starts trembling because he's forgotten to eat.

The 68-year-old's haunting vocals and svelte figure have won him legions of fans around the globe, but Barry insists he doesn't put much effort into staying slim. He doesn't really like food that much, so thinks his lack of interest in treats is part of the reason for his trim physique.

"I don't think very much about [my figure], I try working out three times a week. I don't like to eat, so that's a help," he told British television show Daybreak. "I don't. I sometimes forget, I forget a lot and I start to tremble at home. There must be people like me who don't particularly like food very much, it's not a big deal in my life. So that may help me to stay thin."

Barry is currently promoting his new record 15 Minutes, which is full of original tunes. He explained Britney Spears was one of the influences on the track, as he couldn't believe what she was put through during her 2008 meltdown.

"We looked around at what's going on in the world and the first thing I saw back then was Britney Spears being attacked by the paparazzi. This young, talented beautiful girl they were literally driving her crazy. I said, Is that the price of fame these days, is that what young people have to go though?' So that's what started it," he explained. (C) Cover Media