Barry Manilow says never thought cancer would get him".
In December, the 82-year-old singer-songwriter announced he had been diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer after the disease was detected during an MRI after hearing about recent bouts of bronchitis.
Manilow underwent a lobectomy to remove a cancerous tumour on his left lung.
Looking back on the health ordeal, the Copacabana hitmaker - who confirmed he is cancer-free three months later - did not think he would battle the disease because he was too busy with his illustrious music career.
Manilow told the Los Angeles Times: "I never thought cancer would get me - it wasn't in the cards.
"They wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible, so we made a deal: I'd finish the couple of weeks of shows that I had, then I'd go to the hospital, and they'd remove it.
