tonight a conversation with barry manilow. next week he is out with his first album of original music in a decade. later on, a special performance from the new project and some great music >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all lived better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. nationwide insurance is proud to join have this in working to improve financial literacy and working to remove obstacles one at a time. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> what an honor to have barry manilow and his piano on the set to night. it is hard to believe we have not seen a project of new music in 10 years, but that is about to change. it is an honor to have you in this program. >> i have been looking forward to doing tavis:: 20 years i have been in the broadcast business, and i have never had the honor of sitting with an artist for an entire conversation at th

had i been another patient -- and my best friend's barry manilow. he came in and say, i would have taken it. i said i know you would have. but i'm this kind of patient that i don't go to doctors like i'm a child. i go and i listen, and i look at doctors as i'm hiring you as a contractor and all the other specialists are the subcontractor, but i'm running the show here because i think today you've got to take charge of your own health. and thank god i did because -- >> it's a hell of a risk, isn't it? if i'm watching this and i've got a relative that's diagnosed with cancer, it's all very well about you saying forget about conventional treatment, forget about chemotherapy, which has saved millions of lives over the years -- >> three kinds of cancer. testicular like lance armstrong -- >> i've read you said this. >> with non-hodgkin's lymphoma and childhood leukemia. >> they can't be the only three that chemotherapy has any impact on. otherwise, why would they ever treat people with chemotherapy for cancers outside of those three? >> it's a $200 billio