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If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.

Barry Mann

You have to be very brave in that first writing session.
BARRY MANN

Brave Firsts Writing
I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive.
BARRY MANN

Careers Guts Wife
I think that most writers who wait until they’re inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside.
BARRY MANN

Thinking Waiting Writing
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.
BARRY MANN

Alcohol Drug Personality
I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows.
BARRY MANN

Boys Mountain Talent
You’ve got to really be able to accept the rejection.
BARRY MANN

Able Accepting Rejection
It’s very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there’s no creative crop to harvest.
BARRY MANN

Creative Song Writing
I’ve written songs sober and I’ve written songs high.
BARRY MANN

Sober Song Written
One other thing, if it’s possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers.
BARRY MANN

Development Producer Records
No matter what you do, you’ll never run away from you.
BARRY MANN

Musician Running Song
Cynthia’s lyrics always expressed the feelings people felt but they couldn’t express themselves.
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Cynthia Feelings People
It’s amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.
BARRY MANN

Competitive Negative Positive Turns
If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.
BARRY MANN

Inspiration Song Writing
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.
BARRY MANN

Being Guitar Piano Played
We became the songs we wrote.
BARRY MANN

Become Famous Song Wrote
You have certain writing tools but generally creating something from nothing makes one quite mad and Cynthia and I are quite mad you know.
BARRY MANN

Creating Mad Writing

If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.

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