Barry Mann

I get a different kind of lyric from someone else that might make me go in a different musical direction. ”

One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers. ”

You've got to really be able to accept the rejection. ”

Cynthia's lyrics always expressed the feelings people felt but they couldn't express themselves. ”

Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability. ”

A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by. ”

There's so much fear involved in trying to do something you don't know how to do that drugs and alcohol can become a big part of your life if you have an addictive personality or are very unsure, which most songwriters are. ”

If we were the team that won out, then life was good and we felt that we were worth something. ”

The real danger of writing a great song when you're on something is that it might get you thinking that the only way to repeat that is by only writing when you're high. ”

I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive. ”