has admitted that waiting for his voice and breathing to return has been 'agony' following his recent health struggles.
The singer, 82, has postponed or cancelled several tours along with shows from his residency, as he continues to recover from lung surgery.
Sharing an update on his recovery, he told The Times: 'I'm not totally healed, the doctors said that it would take a while, but I have no patience and waiting is agony.
'I tried to sing my show, but I have not been able to make it to the end without getting so winded that I have to stop.'
The star admitted he still isn't able to perform a full 90-minute set, though he says he's getting closer.
He continued: 'I am getting closer and the doctors say it will come back, but they say, 'Barry, you've been through hell. Ease up!' And I have never heard a doctor say that, so it must have been more difficult than I thought.'
Barry Manilow has admitted that waiting for his voice and breathing to return has been 'agony' following his recent health struggles
The singer, 82, has postponed or cancelled several tours along with shows from his Las Vegas residency, as he continues to recover from lung cancer surgery
The issue first came to light last December, when doctors discovered a cancerous spot on his left lung during an MRI scan.
Barry had been battling two prolonged bouts of bronchitis, lasting a combined 11 weeks, which ultimately led to the check-up that revealed the malignancy.
He underwent what was described as a straightforward procedure to remove the tumour and, fortunately, did not require any further treatment.
At the time, he reassured fans that he would be back on stage soon, despite postponing several performances.
However, his recovery has proved more challenging than expected, with further shows pulled this year.
He is expected to gradually return to the stage later this year, with rescheduled shows and summer dates still planned.
Over the years, Barry has experienced multiple health woes.
He previously revealed that he traded his heavy cigarette-smoking habit for vaping over a decade ago.
The Mandy singer has overcome numerous health issues, including bronchial pneumonia, a mouth tumour, heart problems and hip surgery. Seen in 2024
He added that vaping may not work for everybody, but it works for him.
'Do they work? They do for me, my band and my crew, all of us who hated smoking but couldn't stop,' Manilow told The Evening Standard.
The Copacabana hitmaker has been seen vaping in public and at events before.
The Mandy singer has overcome numerous health issues, including bronchial pneumonia, a mouth tumour, heart problems and hip surgery, and admitted he's amazed he can still put on a show.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper in 2019: 'I'm fine, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. I'm very old, I should not be able to do this.
'You saw me going up those stairs on stage - there's 14 steps up and 14 down, you would think I should be in a wheelchair or something.'
He's also said his love of music and performing is what keeps him going.
The singer who 'writes the songs that make the whole world sing' has much more music yet to produce, he told Palm Springs Life in 2015.
'And it's a good thing I wound up successful in music, because if I didn't do this, I'd be in trouble,' he added.
'Because I don't know how to do anything else. And it's really all I'm interested in. You'd think, after all these years, I'd have found all the colours that interest me — I've recorded pop, big band, Broadway, jazz … everything — but there's always something more I haven't done.'
