Barry Manilow Hospitalized For Torn Muscle

Barry Manilow has been shaking his hips on stage for decades, and now he has to have those muscles repaired.

A spokeswoman for Manilow, 68, of Palm Springs, said the entertainer was hospitalized Monday for surgery to remove fluid and repair torn muscles in his hips.

Manilow waited until he performed his 1,000th Las Vegas concert and ended his seven-year run at two resorts there before having the surgery.

In a letter posted on his website, Manilow talked about the last concert and his trip to the operating room.

“It?s been a great ride, and thanks to all of you who came to Vegas to see our shows,” he wrote.

“The only bummer is that on Monday morning, right after the last Las Vegas show, I go into the hospital for another operation on my poor messed-up hips. It?s not hip replacement — never has been. I seem to have ripped the abductor muscles on both hips and messed up my bursas. (Sounds like a good title for a song!)

“After the surgery, the doctors told me it will take three weeks before I can walk and then another three weeks to recover.

“And then it?s Chicago and Radio City! What a life! Wish me luck,” Manilow said.

Publicist Annie Jeeves says Manilow will be in recovery for six weeks before performing in Chicago on Feb. 2.